I finished the churn dash quilt yesterday. The blocks were made by fellow members of the ALA Biblioquilters. I posted the photos to the ALABQ section of the ALA Connect website and looked again..OMG. There is a block turned around. Mind you, this quilt is FINISHED -- quilted, bound, labeled.
You can call it an error or go along with me and call it a design element. :)
The backing is a thrift-shop sheet. The quilt is 72 x 72. The churn dashes are 9", 6", and 3". The design is by Amy Ellis and is the cover quilt on this book .
huh? looks terrific to meeee....
ReplyDeleteHow can you turn around a churn dash other than put it on point?
ReplyDeleteTurned around AND misplaced: the 2nd block (from left) of the first row should've been exchanged with the first block of the 2nd row (and THAT block needed to be turned so the medium-sized churn dash fell in the upper right of its block).
DeleteLove these occasional puzzles you throw out for us, Nann! I'll back you on the "Design Element" decision.
You've got to be kidding. Anybody who criticizes this needs to get a life :D Design element for sure!
ReplyDeleteI was afraid you meant turned back to front since I couldn't figure out how a churn dash could rotate the wrong way either. Ha! Such lovely cool, analogous colors. Good luck with the auction. I'm sure it will be very successful.
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely quilt and if you can manage not so say anything then few will notice. My experience with knitting is that I have more chance of seeing errors in a photograph than in the work itself. I don't know whether it's because I make the effort to spread it out for the camera or whether it makes me look at the whole thing rather than the inch or so I'm about to knit.
ReplyDeleteOh yes--if you want to find an error, the camera is your best friend(?). I'm constantly amazed that I can stand there and photograph something 3 feet from my nose and not see what's obvious as soon as I look at the picture.
DeleteA totally fabulous design element for sure!
ReplyDeleteDesign element for sure - I can't find the turned around block! Looks terrific.
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