Playing With Chevrons : :

I've mentioned, just a few times these last few weeks, that for my next Design Team project I will be using Riley Blake's new Chevrons! I finished up my project and even though I have a million other things to do, I just couldn't help working with them just a little bit longer!



Did you see Rita of Red Pepper Quilts post The Humble Chevron Print? She shares how "With careful fussy cutting and fabric placement it doesn't get any easier than this for a quick but impressive quilt block that changes it's appearance with each variation in fabric placement." I was mesmerized by what Rita created! Seriously, go have a quick look and see. Rita's smart designs pull you in like you're looking at an optical illusion or trying to figure out a brain teaser. They're pure genius! Obviously, I was inspired to try!

 

And of course, I had to see how pretty this finished block looked in the window light!



My fussy cutting is far from precise compared to Rita's, I know! It would have been really cool if I would have matched up all of those chevron stripes just perfectly, but cutting straight and putting that much thought into a quilt block at that moment was impossible!

Give a goofy 9 (and a half) year old a clipped corner that just so happens to look like a tiny hat and he'll put on quite a show. It was hilarious!



He actually has the greatest smile -- when you can get him to show it!



You can find these Riley Blake Chevrons in the shops of my sponsors Pink Castle Fabrics, Fat Quarter Shop, Skye Reve Fabrics, JAQS Fabrics, and Fresh Squeezed Fabrics.

I wish you all a beautiful day! I think it's going to be a good one!!

♥ Maureen

p.s. A new fabric giveaway begins in the morning! Here's a peek!! Be sure to stop back!