Thursday, April 28, 2011

Some Denyse Schmidt lovin'

In the first round of the Once 'Round the Country round robin bee, I got to work on this lovely block by Kris:

Kris's center block
Along with the block, she sent a beautiful stack of fabric, all cuts from Denyse Schmidt's recent Hope Valley line of fabrics. GORGEOUS!!!! Kris also offered a little bit of direction, requesting "simple shapes and white space."

The block was kind of on the small side, only 8" square, and I was having a hard time envisioning it as a central focus for a quilt. So my approach became one of enhancement: I wanted to make the block stronger and even more of a focal point.

my attempt to design around Kris's block
I printed a picture of the block and started drawing. The look I was happiest with was the one that sort of worked as an extension of the original block, echoing the shapes along the outside. My drawing was a little on the busy side, so I simplified it to create:

Kris's block with my added border
I am so pleased with how it turned out. Hopefully, Kris will be too!

13 comments:

  1. Love this! Makes me want to cut into my own Hope Valley to do something similar.

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  2. How could Kris not be pleased! Just fabulous Robin!!!!

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  3. Oh Robin is amazing. I love the way your word echoes the block and you're right that it looks so much more like a focal point now. I couldn't have imagined how to do something like this myself, but it is perfect. I can't wait to see where it goes from here. :)

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  4. that's supposed to say "Oh Robin, that is amazing"... guess i clicked send a bit too fast :)

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  5. Beautiful! I can't wait to work on it :)

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  6. WOW!
    That block looks fantastic, you did a fantastic job. I hope I can see the final product.

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  7. Great job! It looks like a great focal point.

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  8. Oh my gosh I love this! You did a great job! Thanks for showing your process.

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  9. This is so beautifully done. You focused on the block Kris made and amplified her gorgeous block. What fun!

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  10. Very neat! I like how you worked it out in the drawing. Great idea.

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