This block's name, B6 - Wild Goose Chase, says it all. It's been slow going from the start (six days ago?) . . . competing with the flurry of Passover meals, etc. Then, in the middle of hand piecing, I realized that the entry deadline for the Lowell Quilt Festival was fast approaching. The Vermont Quilt Festival is not juried and I decided I wanted to see if the black and white quilt would get into a juried show.
So I set the block aside on Sunday afternoon to take close-up photos by the last light of a cloudy day. The sun and the clouds obliged me with a little burst of light. I kept thinking of my dad (who was a photographer). If he was still around I could call him for advice or maybe some sympathy. Black and white is a tough color combination to photograph. I got the entry into the mail on Monday and with luck, it's reached it's destination by today, the deadline.
Today's "photo shoot" of this block was another wild goose chase! The camera shows every flaw and there were plenty to find. Funny, how looking at a block quickly -- and without your glasses -- is much different from seeing a photograph of the same block! "The camera does not lie." IMHO, the people who nail this block are able to stay focused through every stitch. With 43 pieces, that's a whole lot of focusing. My mind trailed a few times and I decided to let some mistakes go. The fabric choice was well-considered vis-a-vis color but, the placing of the stripes was just a quick impulse. I was pleasantly surprised by the radiating dynamic the stripes add to this block. It makes up in charm what it lacks in precision.
PS. Several of you asked to see the black and white quilt a few weeks ago. I'm not ignoring you. I'm just holding off until I can get more close-ups . . . and thinking I should wait until the Vermont Quilt Festival in June before I post the photos. That's when it will first go public.
So I set the block aside on Sunday afternoon to take close-up photos by the last light of a cloudy day. The sun and the clouds obliged me with a little burst of light. I kept thinking of my dad (who was a photographer). If he was still around I could call him for advice or maybe some sympathy. Black and white is a tough color combination to photograph. I got the entry into the mail on Monday and with luck, it's reached it's destination by today, the deadline.
Today's "photo shoot" of this block was another wild goose chase! The camera shows every flaw and there were plenty to find. Funny, how looking at a block quickly -- and without your glasses -- is much different from seeing a photograph of the same block! "The camera does not lie." IMHO, the people who nail this block are able to stay focused through every stitch. With 43 pieces, that's a whole lot of focusing. My mind trailed a few times and I decided to let some mistakes go. The fabric choice was well-considered vis-a-vis color but, the placing of the stripes was just a quick impulse. I was pleasantly surprised by the radiating dynamic the stripes add to this block. It makes up in charm what it lacks in precision.
PS. Several of you asked to see the black and white quilt a few weeks ago. I'm not ignoring you. I'm just holding off until I can get more close-ups . . . and thinking I should wait until the Vermont Quilt Festival in June before I post the photos. That's when it will first go public.
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Lovely! I'm getting ready to make my THIRD Wild Goose Chase block because I'm still not happy with the results.
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