Another Block for Feisty

After deciding NOT to use 

this beautiful but too-dark olive green

in the next spiderweb block for Feisty, 

I found this light-ish purple with white dots

lurking in one of the resource boxes.

But there wasn't enough to cut a 16.5" square

and quarter it like I had done with the others.

So I improvised.

Using one of the green triangles, 

I marked the center kite and then  cut 1" away 

from each side  to create a fabric template.

I had more than enough of the lighter purple

to make four center kites like the one shown above.

The two stacks of strings shown above are the ones I selected 

for the side wings, which were pieced using the green 

as a reference for placement.

The string on top is pieced along one side of the kite,

then the next string in the pile is placed beside the first one,

the third string goes next, etc. until it is time for

the triangle at the bottom to cover the outermost point.  

(I'm choosing the strips first because otherwise I spend

way too much time making decisions between stitching seams.)

Stacking the strips from last on the bottom to first on the top

 is a trick I learned in one of Christina Cameli's Bluprint classes.

(Have you have heard that NBC 

has decided to close down Bluprint?)

Once I had two of the four quadrants pieced,

I placed them at the bottom of the first column

to get a feel for the eventual length of the top

with a 3 wide x 4 long layout.

When I finished the other two quadrants,

I moved the sections up to the top

to get a feel for how the rivers of color

would look running vertically through the top.

Next I shifted the sections to the side . . . 

And in block formation on the left.

After the four sections were sewn together

and the block was pressed, I  moved all six blocks

from my sewing studio to the design wall in the design studio.

(if you're curious about my work spaces, check out

My Studio Space - tab just below my blog header)

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Why did I move Feisty's blocks?

I need that design wall for another project.

I'll share that story on Wednesday.

Quiltdivajulie

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