Comfortable with curves...?

Last week I spent a great day out on a workshop with Carolyn Forster!

Comfortable with curves was the name of the workshop and the aim of the day was to be able to piece curved blocks with fewer pins.   


First of all we got to look at some quilts Carolyn had made using the block we were to make  - this is always a good bit in Carolyn's classes (not that there are any bad bits I hasten to add)....

This one in thirties repro prints

A brown one with an interesting border

Same block a different layout

She also showed us some real vintage cutter quilts and blocks and her versions of them - a scrappy one which I adore!

And Carolyn's version - gorgeous!

These different looking blocks are all made with the same templates - the last two are a scrappy version with only one quarter circle pieced in - a very thirties style sun block

And yet another version using more of an elipse shape rather than the quarter circle.   Carolyn's version on the left and a vintage scrappy quilt on the right.

Carolyn then showed us how to cut out and piece our blocks and we got on with it...


I had a few problems with my choice of fabrics - crazy I know - what could go wrong with Oakshott and Liberty?  But as I was only wanting to make a cushion and go random it just wasn't working with this layout.  Not enough blocks to be random...

So at Carolyn's suggestion I went with this one....

And I have started doing something else....

I do really like this and have done a bit more since the class - want to see?