R5: Rhonda

Rd 6: Cheryll S

Couldn't resist the little snowman... so He found a home in the corner.

Rd 5: Cheryll S

I did actually add 2 pieces as instructed - 4x6 and 4x7 - to the bottom of my block. I joined the 2 blocks together in the blue fabric. If you look closely you can see the join in the middle of the red fabric above it.

R6: Cherie

I jumped right on round 6, woo hoo!!

R6: Janet

As the two blocks in this round hit the edge, I wanted to make sure I balanced out some of the elements I have been using. Thus the 3x4 at the top repeats the triangles from the other side and balances the light pieces. Then I used the 3x9 to pull the darkest brown over for balance. The picture really doesn't fully show the richness of the fabrics, but you can kind of feel the wheat stalk through the two new sections. We'll see when all is said and done. I do suspect that I have some areas that will lend themselves to embellishing It's weird when you have all these ideas but you don't know where the piece is going and which of your ideas may work out or not. This has been a fun project so far and has really made me think about my fabrics, values and shapes as I go.

Round 6

So, time for round six! This month we will be adding two pieces to the left hand side - 3x9" and 3x4". As with last month, I think you will have more fun if you try to make them quite separate.


As you can see from the overall layout below, we are not far away from finishing the basic piecing part of our tops (embellishments, etc being the later required additions).

R5: Toni

Whew....with a few hours to spare left in November (according to Eastern Standard Time Zone), I finished my Round 5 this evening.  Now awaiting for Round 6 tomorrow :)