Monday, January 24, 2011

Block 16 finished

Block 16

I wouldn't swear I have 120 grapes because I had two left in the bag - but it's close!  I use a Cricut machine to cut my circle templates and it doesn't have 5/8" circles.  (There are some good things about the machine but I don't like it deciding what size I need.)  Because it's just so much easier to have the machine do the cutting, I used 1/2" and 3/4".  I left off the stems connecting the grapes - I didn't really like the sharp lines they made and using a larger grape meant there wasn't much room for them.  I put in the curly-q's but I'm not crazy about those, either.  I may leave them . . .  I may take them out.  I'll decide when I finish the blocks.  Enough of what I didn't like - I enjoy stitching grape blocks!  I did the vines and leaves first, then went back and stitched down the grapes.  This block took me most of two weeks but I didn't work on it as consistently as I did some of the others.

12 comments:

  1. What a beautiful job on this block. And it's still January and you're done! Whoohoo to you. Love the variety of colors in the grapes. I'm going to vary the size and color as well, and I'm sure I won't have that many grapes, but time will tell! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Nice job! I too like the variety of purples.

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  3. I really like how it turned out. The different size grapes look great!

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  4. That's such an impressive block, I love the different sizes of grapes too, that's how they grow.

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  5. Well, you have proven it is possible! It looks great. Love the variety, love the colors and you did such a perfect job on it too.

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  6. Looks great, Mary. The purple fabrics are wonderful.

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  7. Very impressive. I love this block and in particular I like the little curlicues. You are a speed quilter. It is so wonderful to see it finished.

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  8. Hello

    I would like to join this blog, but I am becoming increasingly frustrated that I am not able to join in the discussion. Do I have to wait to be invited? What is the mechanism for this?

    Many thanks

    Fiona
    http://countrythreads.blogspot.com

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  9. Your block is fantastic Mary! It looks just like a grape vine to me!!

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  10. Fiona, contact Sharon directly. I think she will be able to help you.

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  11. Mary.

    I love the block. I like the sizes of the grapes and I also like the curly-q's. They definitely give the block a "grape-y" feel.

    Judy

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  12. it looks great. I love the curly Q's!

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