In my last post, I said I wasn’t entirely happy with my finished quilt top, and that I was going to chop it into 6″ squares. Once I made that decision, I quickly cut a couple of squares, so I couldn’t change my mind later.
As I expected, when I posted the photo below on social media, some people agreed that was a good idea, and others said I should have left it intact.
Yesterday, I finished cutting it up. The pieces are mostly 6 inch squares. A few are bigger and some are smaller, because I fussy-cut some of the squares and then had some in-between pieces. I pinned the pieces on my design wall as I cut them, and here’s what it looks like now.
I like this a lot more! I’m going to re-arrange the blocks a few more times before coming to a final decision. I will likely cut some of the pieces even smaller and I’ll probably add some skinny strips. I may make this into 2 smaller quilts, which will allow me to explore a variety of design ideas.
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Thanks for stopping by. Today, I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.
- Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday
- Can I get a Whoop Whoop? by Confessions of a Fabric Addict
It looks very good in the new format. A fun resolution.
You were so brave to cut up that quilt, but I do like where the new one is headed. Much more interesting.
I like it. After all, art is an experiment. When we are finally satisfied that it, we will know and quit. No experiment is so precious it cannot be reinvented into something better.
It gets more interesting with every version. Love watching the process.
I love the cut up version! I tend to do that as well when I don’t like the original outcome. It’s always fascinating to see how it can morph into something new.
Bravo! Your courageous move paid off with a design that is SEW much more interesting!!