Way back in 2018, I finished a hand pieced, hand quilted double-wedding ring quilt (see the quilt!) This is one of my all time favorites and hangs on the wall in my sewing room. The ring templates were from a class with Tara Faughnan.
Now I want to make another, this time bed sized.
After experimenting with cardboard templates drawn in Eq8 and the resulting inaccurate blocks, I purchased these templates and have set about making some practice blocks using a a beautiful palette of oranges and yellows. (Contrast colors will be added!) This palette is an usual one for me and, as such, fits my guilds challenge for this year to make a quilt that takes you out of your color comfort zone!
Not sure how big my orange experiment will be because my ultimate goal is to make a new quilt for my queen sized bed. I purchased a bolt (i.e. 10 yards) of a solid blue with the objective of using some of these yummy fabrics for the rings and other random parts of the block.
Once my practice blocks are done, I will start the cutting and then create kits for myself in preparation for an upcoming guild retreat. Can't wait to play with these fabrics!
Oooh, the oranges look great and I'm excited to see this project evolve for you, Patty!
ReplyDeleteYou're tackling a big project! How do I know? I made an all-neutral Double Wedding Ring quilt for our daughter and her husband, when they married in 2007 (before my blogging days). I fussy-cut some of the pieced rings, and I vividly remember that it took for-ev-er to piece the top. I machine quilted the whole thing, including a trapunto design in each of the block centers. I know. Crazy. The colors and prints you're using will make a beautiful quilt. I hope you enjoy every moment of the process.
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