I usually try to avoid starting a new quilt at 9.30 pm on the 3rd of January but as soon as Megan started showing off her Scrappy Trips quilt in progress at the end of last year I fell hopelessly in love and all future resistance was tragically futile.
Today, I laid out all 36 of my finished blocks and started planning my layout. I can honestly say in my 4 year long quilting experience, that I have never enjoyed making a quilt quite as much as this one. It's so misleading looking as all those squares because this quilt is strip pieced using a very clever shortcut technique that had me oohing and ahhing everytime I pieced a new block. Even my girls were intrigued, transfixed even with how 'magic' the method was. If you fancy making one yourself the tutorial can be found here. There's also a flickr group here
There's a good deal of my new line 'Posy' in there (did you see that precuts are now on sale?) along with some 'Sew Stitchy' and lots of others. I'm hoping to get this one stitched up (and maybe quilted??) by next week.
We'll see.
Ooh and aah for sure!
Posted by: tiara | 01/07/2013 at 05:21 PM
It is such a clever technique, I am actually planning a second version. I love yours too!
Posted by: Mary Ann | 01/07/2013 at 05:27 PM
Gorgeous but more than a bit infectious!
Posted by: Archie the wonder dog | 01/07/2013 at 05:37 PM
I'm still working at my first 4 blocks but it is addictive for sure. Love yours!
Posted by: Hildy | 01/07/2013 at 05:38 PM
I started yesterday, resistance was futile! Look forward to seeing yours all finished.
Posted by: Hen | 01/07/2013 at 05:49 PM
Love, love, love your colors Aneela! So pretty!
Posted by: Jeni | 01/07/2013 at 05:59 PM
Very pretty!
Posted by: Lucy @ charmaboutyou | 01/07/2013 at 06:13 PM
Amazing you got so many blocks done in such a short amount of time! LOL for jumping on the scrappy trip train :)
Posted by: Anita | 01/07/2013 at 06:33 PM
Damn you, once again, I have been so careful not to get involved, but I was intrigued as to how you put the blocks together, and then you had to say it was magic, and i just had to look. I am closer to trying it, but i MUST not, that tax return wont do itself!!!!! (or the remaining 6 bee blocks by next week, aaaaaaaaaagh!). :) (But it is absolutely beautiful,and I will try it at some point, soon). Ange
Posted by: Angela @ Heart of Charnwood | 01/07/2013 at 06:40 PM
lol, i've been inspired late at night and started quilts/stitcheries/books. i'm a night owl. ;p
Posted by: ina | 01/07/2013 at 06:51 PM
ooh yours is lovely! I joined in the Instagram craze and almost have my christmas scrappy trip along quilt top done. :)
Posted by: Kristin | 01/07/2013 at 07:40 PM
I love it!! I have 7 blocks together, but they look so totally different because I'm using random "ugly" fabrics...
(www.craftyhour.com for progress photos)
by the way, I'm a new follower of yours! I found you via the Scrappy Trips group on Flickr - have loved your lines for a while now!
Posted by: LauraB / CraftyHourMom | 01/07/2013 at 08:31 PM
Even better with big pictures, im amazed by quilts but have only made a baby doll one eeek this is biiiig!
Posted by: Mae | 01/07/2013 at 09:06 PM
Most beautiful trip-along ever xxx
Posted by: Flying Blind | 01/07/2013 at 09:44 PM
Very pretty! I might have to try one.
Posted by: Cecilia | 01/08/2013 at 01:43 AM
So pretty I might have to do another now I'm sewing binding on mine! Talk about addictive!
Posted by: Trudi | 01/08/2013 at 07:39 AM
Looking good! I started late so I'm a fair way behind everyone else. .
Posted by: Kate | 01/08/2013 at 10:56 AM
Resistance is waning. I've been trying not to start. 2013 is to be my year of finishing not starting. Promised myself to stay tidy in the sewing room. But I really, really want to do one. I just might take the trip in 2 weeks time when I get current commitments done. Love yours. You and Denise Schmidt, can't go wrong.
Posted by: Julie | 01/08/2013 at 11:13 AM
I'm in the same place. Love this quilt and how it's put together ~ love yours. Resistance IS futile!
Posted by: elsa | 01/08/2013 at 02:06 PM
I have six blocks finished and can't seem to stop thinking of more reasons to make more blocks!
Posted by: Lucinda | 01/08/2013 at 02:24 PM
What a brilliant idea, so clever yet so simple. And it looks like it's ideal for scraps. Perfect. I may have a go at this very soon, I am just starting to have a go at quilting, on a small scale anyway. Thanks for the inspiration. xx
Posted by: Juliab | 01/08/2013 at 10:02 PM
I'm just making my way through my blog reader. The last blog was Rita of Red Pepper Quilt's and she was showing off her finished scrappy quilt, complete with Sew Stitchy backing. The backing looked so good I hastily ran to my favourite online store to order some. I haven't started my blocks yet but the fabrics are chosen. Yours looks really beautiful!
Posted by: Renae | 01/09/2013 at 04:50 AM