Lori at Humble Quilts is hosting a panel challenge. The idea is to come up with a creative way to incorporate a panel into a quilt. I still haven’t started! But here are a few I’ve done in the past.
This first one was awarded as a Quilt of Valor. The panel has the Declaration of Independence on it.
The blocks in this one were from a block exchange hosted by Barb at Fun with Barb. The panel shows Civil War Union Generals.
Here we have Grant and Lee appearing together. I call this the Get Along quilt.
I better get going through my panels and come up with a plan.
Even though these blocks were hand pieced, it still took forever to take them all apart. But they are finally done. I have recut them to a smaller size.
I just place the pieces on the die and run them through!
Aaaaaahhh! That’s more like it. It makes this OCD heart so very happy!
After recutting all the pieces for one block, they get clipped together again. I’m surprised how often I use these little clips!
And here is the first block, it will finish at 5”.
It would have taken less time to just cut new fabric, but I think this honors the maker while creating blocks that can actually be used. The variety of sizes to begin with, meant no chance that they would have fit together.
I’ve had these blocks for some time. I take them out every now and again, trying to figure out what to do with them. You can see how much they vary in size.
I finally have a plan. But it requires lots of unsewing.
As each block gets unstitched, de-threaded, and pressed, the pieces get clipped together. I want to keep the pieces from each original block together.
I have everything I need in this vintage enamel pan, so I can visit with family or watch TV while I work on this.