Tula Palooza Seeing Double block

I have completed the February block of my Tula Palooza sampler quilt. This is part of an Instagram sewalong. This month we had to use the Seeing Double pattern by Then Came June .



The pattern gives options for baby, throw and Queen sized quilts. None of which really fit my plan of doing a single block. The basic block from the pattern is a 16-patch on point. I didn't think that would sit right with my other block. So I worked out a way to adapt it for my wishes, using two blocks.

Here's my fabric pull. It took a couple of attempts to work out something where I was happy with the dark-to-light gradient effect.



Following the pattern, I pieced short strips. To stop it becoming too big, I reduced the strip width to 3 inches.



I then cut them into units and pieced them into two blocks.








Yes, I know one of the blocks is a bit wonky in the middle. That decided for me which block I would need to slice up. Because hiding my wonky sewing is my quilting superpower!

Based on how the pattern created corners, I sliced one block into triangle shaped quarters and attached the pieces to the other block to create a square shape.





And voila! A finished, square-shaped, single block.



Here it is with my January block. They have turned out almost the exact same size - about 14 inches square. I am totally going to pretend that was my plan all along.


On to March!

Linking up to the Peacock Party at Wendy's Quilts and More.

Thanks for reading!

Comments

  1. Marly24 February 2019 at 18:11

    Lovely block and a very clever solution to the sizing problem. Well done!

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  2. Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore26 February 2019 at 20:08

    Your blocks are looking great! Thank you for linking up with the Peacock Party.

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