Last month, I introduced you to my version of the Seattle
Modern Quilt Guild Block of the Month Medallion Quilt. Since then, I have
successfully added the March border and the April border. As previously
mentioned, the March border gave me some trouble, between my uncertainty about
the wonkiness of the triangles, and my inexperience with inset seams. I worked on
it little by little until it was done, but don’t look at the back! The corner
seams are lumpy and the seams are less than 1/4 inch in a few spots, so that the
points of the triangles were not chopped off. Still, I like the overall effect
and am glad that I persisted. I was relieved when the April border was
revealed, because I really wanted something simple this month. For some reason,
my quilt was smaller than it was supposed to be, so I used 2.25 inch strips
instead of 2 inch strips. I can’t wait to try my hand at next month’s border!
Come meet my current favorite Work in Progress. I had never seriously considered following along with a Block
of the Month series until I heard that the Seattle Modern Quilt Guild’s 2015 BOM challenge was also going to be a medallion quilt. One border a month seemed
more than manageable, so I was excited to dive in. Over the past few months, I have amassed quite the collection of Cotton + Steel fat quarters, so I plan to use up some
of them in this project. I’m really enjoying this quilt so far. It is challenging me on several levels, but in nice small chunks.
For January, the assignment was to choose a center block. Since
I did not participate in the Seattle Modern Quilt Guild BOM last year, I liked
the suggestion of using one of 2014’s BOM blocks as the center for this quilt.
After reviewing all the options, I decided on a churn dash block. Even though
it’s a simple block, I stalled while I contemplated my fabric choices. One day, I realized that the mustang from Melody Miller’s fabric was the perfect size for
the center of the block. After I figured that out, I was on a roll!
For February, I simplified the assigned border. I just was not feeling the 1.5” squares for my version, even though I like it in other people’s
quilts.
For March, the border consists of improv triangle blocks,
which I have been struggling with. The tutorial is easy enough to follow, but I’m
questioning whether my blocks are too wonky or not wonky enough. I also ran
into an issue because I am using fat quarters for this project, and to make all the blocks the same, this border requires yardage. I decided to
go the deliberately scrappy route and hope to have this border finished before
the next one is announced in April. Depending on the pattern for that border, I
might have to break down and buy some yardage. So far, I love this quilt and
plan to keep it for myself.
If you’re interested in more examples of the Seattle Modern
Quilt Guild Block of the Month Medallion quilt, check out the #seamqgbom
hashtag on Instagram, or the relevant posts on A Quilter’s Table and I’m Feeling Crafty.
