Am I the Slowest one?

Round 2 Triangles Finished and I displayed the piece at a local art show. So squares next? perhaps I'll be faster with this round, thank-you for the inspiration.

A Little Progress....

 So the original block, as best I can remember started out from some bits and pieces that were lying around and I thought they could go together into something. Leftovers from a Project Linus bee most likely, so there were just a little bit of this and a little bit of that. So the center block reminded me of a package and the ribbons fabric in the triangle border promoted the party theme, so I went with it.  Even though it is shaping up to be a medallion design, I didn't want it to be so regular, so the borders were put on asymmetrically.  Some of the triangles do not show very well, but they are in there, I promise!

June's Lib RR Round One - Triangles

Here are my triangles!

I did the first side (it's on the left in this photo) ages ago then had happy distractions.  I was originally planning on making two sets of triangles as I did when I was making some flying geese a while back.  But when I tried to make the reverse geese things just would not line up (as I am using the presewn fabric I received in the World Wide Swap) and it looked sloppy and unusable to me.

So I changed my method for making the triangles.  I cut the grey fabric strips then used the rotary to cut out triangles.  Using different colored pins I put three pins in the fabric for each triangle, (so each was color coded and I was able to remember which pieces went where).  Then I used the grey triangle as a template and cut swap material fabric.  Then I sewed the short side up - then I pressed the seam open and sewed the other side up.

Before joining to the center block I straightened up the edges...  But my project is no longer square - it measures between 19 and 21 inches depending on which side is being measured!  It's all flat though so I'm happy with that.

These were the original types of triangles I wanted to make - but I've pretty much mastered this method now so will try not to use it again soon.

I wanted to try the QAYG method for adding rows that Sara described but since I'm behind with the challenge and have used my pins for another project that is waiting to be FMQed, I am just going to go ahead with adding my squares to this project...

So now on to Round 2!

: )

Me and You: True Blue

So here I am starting over at this late date -- but I'll catch up. The fun thing with this start is that I haven't a clue where I'm going, probably what a RR is supposed to be. I'll be using blues as quite a few seem to have accumulated on the shelves. The 2nd goose on the top right is in need of a bit of discipline as she seems to be staggering about quite drunkenly! Nuff for today, though! Mary

Round 1 Triangles

I hope the next rounds get easier on this brain of mine. I just get so intimidated knowing that so many of you are going to see it. After worrying about it for several days I just did something fun for me. :)

Plain borders and Off on a Side Track

My brain finally registered the "suggestion" from several in this group, that adding a "plain" border might help the looks of subsequent borders.  I mean, this could actually apply to me and solve why my next border wasn't looking right when I laid it loosely on the top!  Huzzah!  I added some plain red narrow borders.

Then I read a reminder on Melody's blog that it is easier to quilt borders AS THEY ARE ADDED, than it is to quilt them when they have all BEEN added.  Because you will always be working close to the outer edge of the project.

Having that thought in the back of my mind, I was constantly perusing my LRR on my "design wall", and it suddenly stuck me.  I could be QUILTING these borders AS I ADDED THEM.

Well that certainly let me off the hook for adding my "squares" border right now!

I set right to work:

I've done all I'm ready to try today.

And now I do have to think about the Squares Border!

Anybody else trying "Quilt-As-You-Go"?

Sara

It's all JUNE's Fault

My RR now looks like this on the design wall.



Thanks June for asking the question that prompted me to consider the possibilities and move the icicles row from round 1.  Now my L-shaped quilt is C-shaped.  I really have to get busy making strips and letters (and maybe more log cabins) and fix that ;-)

Jumping in!

Seems like I've been doing everything except the RR. But I was thinking thinking thinking about it all along. So, at last, I've caught up with triangles and squares and today am working on the latest round by making letters for CASA LOMA which is to be a thank you gift for a British friend. The figures in the piece are done with raw edge applique (my first time) using a novelty fabric that arrived in my WW Swap package. They are just right for this piece as my friend's house is on and island, on top of a hill in the jungle, with mangroves and the sea at the bottom.  Mary in Panama

Sophie's Triangle Round

I've added borders to the left and bottom of my center.

 

(Pay no attention to the pattern from my flannel-backed tablecloth showing through ;-)

I knew immediately I wanted to make triangle shaped icicles for round 2–the quilt insisted that I add the word icicles and that it had to be on the same border with the icicles themselves. If you look closely at the letters, you'll see that all but the c's are based on triangles. The large tree (made from triangles) was an easy choice.  I made it much larger than the existing trees in an attempt to create a little perspective in my snowy landscape.

I didn't find a rule that said the borders actually had to fit the sides of the quilt-in-progress, so I figured it was OK to be liberated and leave it hanging off the edge.  I'll have to deal with it eventually, but for now, my quilt is L-shaped ;-)

My fabric choices were meant to add some print and texture to the work-in-progress while continuing the graphic, simple blue and white center.

I've made a start

Being new to liberated quilting, it's taken me a while to pluck up the courage to start this project! But when I found this block last week, I thought it had potential and put it up on my design wall. Today I decided that it was time to bite the bullet and play.

The block is from an applique class I did at a Quilt Expo in The Hague just after I first started patchwork. It is one of three or four blocks I brought home but I didn't have the confidence to take it any further. I still have to stitch the small dugong, but that will have to wait until I can buy some matching thread. I forgot to take a photo of the original block before I started playing with it, but it was just the dugongs with blue and yellow border pieces, which I've cut down a bit. The rest of the fabrics came from my drawer of leftover scraps.

There are very few triangles really, but I'm satisfied with it so far because it feels triangular.

Round One Done

You wanted triangles? 

You've got triangles!

Liberated?

I'm discouraged about my LRR. I think I unliberated it when I added that border print around the original block. I'm thinking about replacing it. What do you think? I'd appreciate feedback. Thanks. Darlene

Triangles added

I like my first block but it is a tad too busy or maybe way too busy so I chose to calm it with the solid blue but carried forward the bike fabric. I like it! I like everyone else's too!

Joy's triangles

This is my triangular border.  This is the second border that I made and I'm still not totally pleased, but I'm thinking that this may be the "ugly" phase and it will come together in the end.  The first border was much more liberated, but too dark.  I'm saving the pieces, I may try to combine them into a different row.  I'm looking forward to new directions.  Sue in mid Mi
http://suesjourneys.blogspot.com/

Round 1 complete

 

This is how Round 1 ended for me :-) .

I'm not quite sure if I like the small yellow stripe, but I leave it as it is. For now I've only used my scrap bins, I'm curious when I'm going to have to use the 'real' stash .

Heidi

Floral Fantasy

This photo shows my central block which is a Foundation pieced Flower.Floral Fantas

The 1st Border I did my triangles in Liberated Style, the colours of the Rainbow

Irene Vernon

Irene's Start

Round Robin

Round 1, triangles. Let me start by saying this is my first Round Robin. Ever. I decided to start this quilt with my newly acquired skill of invisible machine applique. So I started with rounded organic shapes. But when the call came for triangles, I was somewhat stumped. Triangles are straight three sided shapes with POINTS. How could I do that using invisible machine applique? Reverse applique? I changed to machine piecing for Round 1, what liberated this round was not drafting it and not paper piecing it. I just cut random triangles (and a few other shapes), then added some stripes for motion.   Sort of a quilt as you go theme,  it certainly woke up my imagination.  I could have fiddled on and on changing one more shape to become a triangle, but I liked the way it looked.  So I stopped fiddling.   I am ready for the next round.   ps. modified 6/2 to change the Round to #1!!!  Now I will be on the same "page" as everyone else.....

round 1 triangles

I completed round 1 today! I made spiky triangles out of 2"x6" rectangles. I am staying in the warm orange/red/purple range so far..it will be interesting to see if and/or how much I stray as we go on! Looking forward to June 10th!

Round #1 Completed

Instead of squares made with liberated triangles, I decided to work with rectangles; I split the rectangles unevenly and added liberated triangles to make the top and bottom borders of Round #1.
Before I attached these borders, I recut the light fabrics around the center shoofly block so that the block sits straight. Originally the light fabrics had surrounded the shoofly block with the "recut" technique so that the block sat at an angle. Now I wish I had left the shoofly block at an angle--but I'm sure this will work out fine.

I'm trying to use fabrics that are less traditional in design than I have been using recently. I can't escape the traditionals completely, because that's what I have, but so far I've worked in the brown-turquoise print plus the brown circle print. Ok, they aren't exactly wild, but I'm trying!

I'm looking forward to the next round. This is the perfect project to experiment with techniques and with "wild" prints.