Long long ago, in a galaxy country far far away just over the ditch, I made all the blocks for Oh Fransson's Paintbox Quiltalong. I did end up deviating from the pattern (surprise!) and instead of straight sashing, I bordered each block in white, and then trimmed them up on an angle, with block type A slanting left and block type B slanting right. And then I really really struggled with finding a layout that I liked, that worked visually, and the pile of blocks got put on the backburner for a while. Those blocks have been really preying on my mind lately, so earlier this week I hunted them out, and I finally (finally!) came up with a layout that seems to work, and uses all the blocks (84 is an odd number for quilts!) As it happens, a 7x12 layout will yield a quilt that just fits perfectly along the long back of our black sectional, will hwlp lighten up that black hole space (the Christmas quilt is intended for the same space) and also be the right size for snuggling under for movie nights.
I am enjoying how fresh these blocks look with the white - once the top's down I'll try to get a picture for you that's not taken on a miserably dark and gloomy day! Meanwhile, check out some of the lovely sunny things being made over on Our Creative Spaces...
