Tuesday 24 September 2013

Nearly Insane Quilt - Draw 13

Nearly Insane Quilt - Blocks 7, 78, and 83
Nearly Insane Quilt - Blocks 7, 78, and 83
These are the blocks from Draw 12, which marks the halfway stage on my Nearly Insane journey.  I think I am finally getting the hang of balancing the tones for these Nearly Insane quilt blocks, ensuring that I am getting deep, midtones, and lights into each one. 

It is just as well that I am, as I have just made the next lucky Draw ...

 18 - 65 - 68 - 86

Draw 13 has THE BLOCK in it!  Block 18 is the one with the most pieces in it - 229 pieces in total.  The most I have done so far for these 6 inch blocks is 120 - which I quite enjoyed ... Putting these many-pieced blocks together is not difficult, just more time consuming.  However, just cutting the 229 pieces is going to take time. 

I had better get off the blog and get going.
 
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6 comments:

  1. BillieBee (billiemick)24 September 2013 at 20:11

    You blocks are most excellent! 229 pieces is beyond my thinking....grin.

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  2. Blue Moth24 September 2013 at 21:38

    Good luck with *THE BLOCK* - can't wait to see it!

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  3. Susan24 September 2013 at 22:05

    I have only recently discovered your blog. Nearly Insane is an amazing project to work on. I love the way you draw out block numbers.....sometimes with these big quilts I wonder where to start. Looking forward to seeing what 229 pieces in 6" looks like.

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  4. wish2stitch24 September 2013 at 22:40

    Congratulations on making the half way point. Looking forward to seeing block 229. Can't imagine how small some of those pieces will be.

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  5. Catherine24 September 2013 at 23:09

    My calculation says 6 inch block with 229 pieces averages .4" square per piece - but all know it won't be like that! Some will be bigger and some very small.....

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  6. PatchworkRose25 September 2013 at 13:02

    You are inspiring me to get out that Nearly Insane and get back to it. I am over halfway and it just fell by the wayside I have even started putting it together. Thanks for giving me the extra push :-)

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