Fibermania

The Fog Lifts

Not necessarily in this arrangement.

After four tries I think I may have figured out how to do this. But getting my head to switch to a new way of thinking is the difficult part. What motivates this work?

Is it to play with fabric? Is it just to make a new bedcover? Is it to use up the fabric that I was sent? Um, I guess it's yes to all of the above.

Piecing is messy. I haven't gotten that part worked out yet. I usually would drape fabric over the railing, but that has Christmas lights and garland on it, so I can't use it.

My fourth block attempt yesterday was to use contrast the way I am comfortable using it, and to devise my own central panel design. I am making the frame parts first and then making the central strip to contrast with those frame fabrics. I like the log cabin the best of all traditional blocks because it is so thrifty.
Today I will make my solids fabrics more accessible, as in precut strips, so that I can grab them quickly while decision making is happening.
So now I think I am better equipped to continue in this vein. I will still use the learning blocks in the final work, or as pillowcovers. It doesn't matter. This quilt is not for competition, or to use as a teaching tool, or for anything where I might have to make excuses. That's a good thing.