the blue blog archives: oh so yellow

All the blocks of B's yellow brick road quilt are done! They are so fun, so cool, and oh so yellow.

There are actually only three different types of blocks: some with 3 fabrics, some with 4 fabrics, and some with 5 fabrics. They were extremely simple to put together with easy strip piecing instructions. The only real difficulty now is going to be arranging them. This is where the patterns always leave you with the inadequate instruction to "arrange in a pleasing manner". Harumpf, fat lot of help you people are! I've got 54 blocks, each with a variety of 18 different yellow prints. It's total yellow chaos here!

posted by alison at 1:13 pm | in the boys get quilts

Comments

LOVE the monkeys, and the baseballs, and the numbers. Oh, and the dots... and the ?coins, too.

Posted by: Mary K. in Rockport at June 15, 2009 1:18 PM

I'm not even that crazy about yellow (I can't wear it - makes me look soooo sallow) & I love that quilt so I'm sure B will too. It is just so cheery looking. I love the way you've arranged the blocks. I play Shockwave games & they have a new game called Quilt Blocker (or something like that). It's pretty simple as games go - you pick 2, 3 or 4 color patterns & the game gives you various shaped pieces to arrange into blocks & ultimately a quilt. It doesn't actually replicate the process because the game decides which patterns will be which shapes & that determines where they go. but still amusing for a bit. I love that apple fabric & the one with those flying saucer guns (I'm sure they have a name but I've never heard it - I wonder if they still make them - they'd make great little gifts to take with us when we go to visit the grands in a couple of weeks.)

Posted by: Donna at June 15, 2009 2:21 PM

One thing I learned from making a few of these particular pattern, don't worry if like blocks touch. Sometimes, you don't want it to happen, but sometimes it adds a whole new block size or shape that would never have occurred if none of the like pieces touch. Again, go with this "in a pleasing manner". Sort of like the instruction, "simply cut your steeks now."

Posted by: Robby at June 15, 2009 6:04 PM

This is turning out beautifully. I was overwhelmed by the layout possibilities when I made a Yellow Brick Road quilt, so I took digital pictures of each layout I tried and then turned it black and white on the computer. That allowed me to adjust until I had good balance. It worked out perfectly, and like Robby mentioned it was okay to have like fabrics touching.

Posted by: Cara at June 15, 2009 8:41 PM

I love all the fabrics that you found and how they all work together. If my boy saw it he would want one too, he's another yellow crazy boy!

Posted by: MommyKnitsJen at June 15, 2009 8:48 PM

Thanks for the layout tips, Robby and Cara!

Posted by: ALISON at June 16, 2009 12:38 AM

Leave it as it is, I like it.

Posted by: Gaby at June 16, 2009 12:11 PM

There are so many choices. I think it would drive me insane!

Posted by: Seanna Lea at June 16, 2009 12:36 PM

What fun!!

Posted by: karin maag-tanchak at June 16, 2009 4:59 PM

what a nice quilt it came out really great. I'm B will love it. They are so lucky to have a great mon like you

Posted by: lori at June 16, 2009 7:58 PM

Cool! What a great quilt for a boy.

Posted by: Gayle at June 17, 2009 10:27 AM