Revisiting Projects: Stepping Stones #2

Stepping Stones: July 2016
Stepping Stones: July 2016

Even though I am planning to work on the Peacock, I am still going to show you the projects I revisted and tell you my thoughts about them.

The Stepping Stones was the first project to go up once the Food Quilt #3 was off the design wall. My other design wall where the blocks have been staring at me for weeks is just not big enough to get a good view of all of the blocks. I really thought I would work on this project next, but the Peacock called to me when I put it up.

This project needs more blocks. I think adding five more blocks along the bottom will be enough. It is a good leaders and enders project, so I will sew the new blocks while I work on the Peacock. After that, the center will be large enough. I want to finish off the secondary designs, which means adding a similar border to the one I designed for my previous Stepping Stones quilt.

As I have said many times, the photos in the book aren’t that good, so it is hard to figure out what part of the design should be emphasized. The edging blocks on the previous Stepping Stones were all different from the center blocks.

In my first version, the “ladders” are much more prominent. In the blue/aqua version, the stars seem to stand out. My colors on this version are a lot more distinctive. My first version was less murky than the book, but more so than this blue/aqua combination.

Here is a comparison of the two quilts/tops:

Looking at the two of them side by side makes me think that I may have already done enough to the sides and can start on the border blocks for the two sides and the top.

Author: Jaye

Quiltmaker who enjoys writing and frozen chocolate covered bananas.

6 thoughts on “Revisiting Projects: Stepping Stones #2”

    1. This is one of the primary things I love about quiltmaking! I often think I could happily work with one pattern forever, though then I get a grip and realize I am much too interested in more than one pattern for that to be true. I am happy to make patterns 2-3 times and then move on.

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