Color Group Quilt

Back in April, we started the Color Group. Finally, we got enough blocks together to put a quilt together.

Color Group: Row Layout
Color Group: Row Layout

Kathleen and I were at the BAMQG Sew Day/Meeting, so we took all the blocks and laid them out and tried to figure out a way to put the quilt together.

The row layout was the best of the way to use all the blocks at once.

We didn’t think it was great, but it was almost the best of all of the layouts we tried.

Color Group: Offset Row Layout
Color Group: Offset Row Layout

One of the trial layouts was also a row quilt layout, but, in this version, we offset the blocks a little bit.

We were trying to make it a little more modern while making it look good.

It just looked messy to me. Kathleen didn’t like it either.

Color Group: On Point Layout
Color Group: On Point Layout

 

 

Color Group Final Layout
Color Group Final Layout

 

 

 

 

We also tried out an on point layout. I did like the extra whitespace, but the problem was that block patterns didn’t work with the on point layout.

So, we went full on modern. We split the blocks up and used 5 in a row for two quilts. Two blocks will be on the back of one of the quilts.

Color Group Final Layout 2
Color Group Final Layout 2

We will use a lot of the Kona White to make the quilts ~48×60. These will go to a women’s shelter, we think, which is why we are making them the size we decided on.

We might put one column of blocks closer to the edge and on the other quilt closer to the center.

I am in charge of one of the quilts and Kathleen is making the other. I haven’t started yet, but plan on doing so as soon as I remember how to sew. 😉

 

Author: Jaye

Quiltmaker who enjoys writing and frozen chocolate covered bananas.

4 thoughts on “Color Group Quilt”

    1. Yes, we are pleased that we will be able to make two quilts. Also, Kathleen had a bolt of the Kona White, so I didn’t have to buy any fabric. Not that such an activity would be a serious problem, of course. 😉

  1. Hi Jaye – glad you took these photos to memorialize our process. I finished my top and handed it off to Kelly for quilting when she has her quilting area up and running. I am really glad that we decided to divide and conquer the blocks – they were fighting each other when all together. Now that there are only 5, they seem to get along quite nicely.

    I also passed Chris Crawford’s Round Robin top off to Kelly. Can’t wait to see what you will add to mine! I am ready to work on yours as soon as Kelly locates it in one of her moving boxes.

    Hope to see you at the December meeting.

    1. December 8 is shaping up to be one of those days where everything happens. I don’t know if I will make it. I am hoping that the Young Man’s concert will be the following week, but we’ll see.

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