It snuck up on me this year, but I decided to again participate in the “100 Days 100 Blocks” quilt-along. This is my 4th year.
It’s gonna be a riot of color and pattern...
'cause for 2021, I’m using Australian aboriginal fabrics from M&S Textiles Australia.
 |
| Blocks from the 100 Days 100 Blocks Quilt-along 2021. |
My Fabric Pull
Classified as a “Go bold or go home!” color story, these are several of my fabric picks.
 |
| Fabric Pull for 100 Days 100 Blocks 2021. Fabrics from M&S Textiles Australia. |
The Kinship Fusion Sampler
This year, the quilt-along coordinator, Angie at @gnomeangel, has offered a few layouts that use subsets of the 100 blocks to make smaller quilts... or possibly multiple quilts. I have a *tentative* goal to make a quilt top with a subset of my 100—even before I've finished piecing all 100 blocks. (Let's see if this works out...). I saw one layout that uses about 20 blocks that I'm considering.
I'm having fun doing selective cuts [fussy cuts] from the Aborigianl fabric designs this year. I'm also learning a lot by auditioning my fabric pull... considering which fabric will be a background and which will be the focus. Below is a selection of blocks from the first 25.
 |
| Block 1 with a focus cut in the center. |
 |
| Block 15 with a focus cut center. |
 |
| Block 17 with focus cut wheels in the center 4-patch. |
The blocks in this sampler quilt are alternately 8.5" x 8.5" and 8.5" x 4.5" (unfinished sizes).
 |
| Block 24 is 4.5" x 8.5" (unfinished). |
With this quilt-along, quilters gain proficiency with sewing a 1/4" seam and learn the value of "spinning the seams" to minimize bulk at intersections. My stitch length is set at 2.2.
 |
| Spinning the seams in Block 7 (back view). |
