Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Tetris, I-spy, helping

The next tetris block is together!  I'll admit...I had a hard time with this layout.  Since I'm using the same color for all similar pieces, I don't want them to be touching and becoming a blob of color.  There were so many of the same piece in this set though that I had to become a little creative.  I moved the block location within the quilt, skipped one or two pieces, added the last piece from week 1 that I didn't use last time, and allowed myself empty space.  This last part was probably the hardest since everyone knows that in Tetris, empty squares are bad!

I took a vacation and since I didn't have a sewing machine I started fussy cutting some of the fabrics for the I-spy/matching/maze quilt.  There are two of each, although it is hard to tell from the photo.

Finally, my mother-in-law started making her first quilt!  I'm super excited about it.  We picked out fabric together at her LQS.  (I could seriously spend a fortune in there.  I love pretty much everything that they have!  But I made it out of that trip without buying anything.)  She got some really cute fabrics.  She is cutting and piecing it in a different city, so we've been exchanging a few emails and phone calls.  This is her first block...look at how well the center lines up!

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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 25, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    Loving the tetris block! :)

    I can't seem to leave a fabric store without buying anything either. Such a problem!

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  2. MelissaJuly 25, 2012 at 2:44 PM

    empty spaces are bad, but if you didn't have any, all of the rows in your quilt would disappear and you'd have to start over ;)

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  3. Melissa CorryJuly 25, 2012 at 2:58 PM

    I am sorry that the layout was harder. I didn't take the piece shapes in to consideration when dividing them up, just the colors. I am glad it worked out alright though. It looks great!!

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  4. Anne / Springleaf StudiosJuly 25, 2012 at 6:15 PM

    Looking good to me. And even though the "empty" spaces are bad in the real game, I think they are needed in this quilt version to create interest.

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  5. Podunk PrettiesJuly 25, 2012 at 9:07 PM

    Tetris is looking good! Quilt shops are dangerous...hours of missing time...money disappears...I tell sweety I don't know what happens but he just isn't buying my story...

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  6. SarahJuly 26, 2012 at 6:13 AM

    Sounds like you are playing an actual Tetris game while making this quilt! I think it looks great, and can't wait to see it put together!

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  7. JulieJuly 26, 2012 at 12:16 PM

    I love that Tetris block! I think it would be alright if the matching blocks touched each other. It happens all the time in the real game. Although I do understand not wanting the blob of fabric. I like the way you made it, the black squares look fun even if they aren't supposed to be there.

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  8. betsyJuly 26, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    love the i-spy fabrics :) :) :)

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  9. Quilter KathyJuly 27, 2012 at 10:14 PM

    Great use of solids! And so cool that your MIL is starting to quilt!

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  10. MaryJuly 30, 2012 at 6:48 PM

    That is great that you and your MIL are sharing this hobby.

    I like your Tetris blocks and I am having the same issue with not wanting like colors together but wanting to PLAY by normal Tetris constraints. I am just letting mine fall where they will. It is VERY hard for my CDO (that is OCD, alphabetized like it should be!).

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