Some progress was actually made on my Autumn Squirrel -
Not much - but some - LOL - ;))
Because I'm using a 5-step block - which doesn't always show the diagonal as strongly as a 6-step block does - I decided to use the Dark Brown as the dominant diagonal color in each block - and pressed each strip segment based on the Dark Brown patch going OUT -
I may have to re-press later -
But I'll worry about that LATER - LOL - ;))
I like how you can turn the block 4 different ways - to get the fabrics/colors going different directions - depending on which fabric/color you want where -
I had said - when I made my Upstairs/Downstairs - HERE - that I made two versions - because -
In case you're wondering why there are two versions -BUT - what I had forgotten - was that you can turn the block ONE QUARTER TURN to the left or to the right and get the OTHER DIAGONAL - DUH!! - I swear - these "senior moments" are the pits - sometimes my brain shorts out on me - and I never know if/when it will happen - but I do try to correct myself - if/when I realize my mistake - ;))
It's because you can't just take a Downstairs block and turn it upside down -
To get an Upstairs block -
The sequence of colors changes from the top to the bottom -
But the DIAGONAL color AND DIRECTION does NOT change - ;))
So - four down -
Five to go -
And then - a few days later -
All nine up on the wall - ;))
I still have to sew the top together - then I need to mess with the back - but more chores are waiting their turn - so it may take me a while - it's my own fault - I've let my paperwork pile up and now I have to deal with it -
So - stay tuned - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
I like the way this comes out with two different centers surrounded by the brown diagonals.
ReplyDeletePS I try to keep the paperwork monster under control by doing it as it comes in.
Pretty fall colors! And who cares if you had a senior moment? You figured it out on your own, so its obviously not THAT bad! Good luck with the paperwork - that's never anyone's favorite thing...
ReplyDeleteWell. that squirrel is hopping along nicely, Makes me think it might be time to get out my autumn runners.
ReplyDeleteI like the colors in these blocks. Good luck with the paperwork.
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