Friday, August 31, 2012

Tetris top done!

Wohoo!  I finished my Tetris Quilt Along top!  I am so in love with it!

Here it is in all its glory.  Yes, there are more blocks than we did for the quilt along, but I started my blocks with 2.5" squares.  And after I put it all together I realized my math wasn't adding up and then it hit me... I didn't use a .25" foot and that made my finished squares 1.875".  So it is smaller than I thought it would be... sigh... But I still love it!


The measurements are 46" by 66".
I made 4 times the blocks from the QAL.
There are 864 squares in this quilt.
There are 207 unique fabrics... no repeats in the tetris pieces.


I love the look from the back, almost like stained glass...



Clock to make bigger to see some of where the fabrics are from. 
I used fabrics that I have had forever and just a few new ones.  I have some "what was I thinking fabrics", some scraps from quilts I made for friends, and ones from the scrap bin.

I love love love this and wish I made it bigger.  I have very few fabrics left, though, that I haven't used yet.  Oh well.  ( I may be able to sneak in a couple more rows... hmm...)

Now to piece the back :)  That is going to be super fun, too.

Check out the other fun tops from the QAL at Happy Quilting.

Edited to say...
I couldn't help myself and added a few more blocks.  (Yes it required some unpicking and moving of blocks so it blends, but it is so worth it)
Now it is 46"x72"
There are 936 2.5" squares in this quilt.
There are 225 unique fabrics in this quilt.

OK, now I am really working on piecing my back.  :)

6 comments:

  1. This is amazing!!! I can't believe how many squares you have in yours!!! I am just totally blown away. It looks incredible!!!

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  2. This is awesome! I love that each piece is a unique fabric...and also really like the stained glass look.

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  3. Awesome job on this! Mine is going to be a gift to my mother, but d*mn! I want to make another one for me! And I love how you did 2x the amount of smaller blocks. Great job!

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  4. This turned out very nice! I can't wait to see the final product with the sides and back.

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  5. This is a great scrappy quilt! I think the extra blocks really make the quilt. Nicely done.

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