Jennifer (my right hand lady) and I have so many projects we want to do, it’s making us a little bonkers.  So like good organized girls we made a list and started scheduling (softies this Thursday!, pre-cut freestyle next month…) The first thing on our list?  Freeform blocks with Hope Valley.  This is the newest collection from Suppose favorite Denyse Schmidt, and we are obsessed. What’s new, right?  So, inspired by DS’s improvisational style and these, we picked out about 10 fat quarters each, plus a shot cotton here and there and just started cutting and sewing away.

Here are our first wonky log cabin blocks, J’s on the left, mine on the right. We were both drawn to the New Day and Piney Woods colorways, so they look like mateys.

Jennifer got all tricky with the center of her next block.  We’ll do a few more and then set them into a background and square them up before putting them in quilts.  I must say, sewing without rules is such a nice break from the pressure of perfect cutting and perfect seam allowances and perfect corners. Try it next time you feel intimidated by a project.

And for some more Hope Valley inspiration, have a look here.

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