Sunday, June 29, 2025

THE NEW YORK BEAUTY EXPLOSION

 I have been playing around with some New York Beauty blocks for the past 2 weeks or so.  I started out with just going to make 4 blocks, but somewhere along the way I have morphed into a completely different idea with the entire project.  

I got the first 4 blocks done and then decided to add a couple of half square blocks and some of my Tim Holtz Elements fabric had pretty butterfly prints on them, and then things just sort of took off from there.

I added 2 more New York blocks.

And then another, and I am thinking I need 3 more now too.

Working with the Elements fabric is so much fun.


Now just to figure out what blocks I want and fabrics I want to include in the last 3 blocks and somehow get all these odd filler pieces sewn together and manage a perfectly square top.  I also found I needed couple more pieces of Elements fabric, so I am waiting for them to arrive. 
I know, really just a few more!

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10 comments:

  1. What a fun project! I love when they guide us to make a nice unique quilt.

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  2. Oh, I love the new direction your project is taking, it's going to be very pretty. It looks like you have enought fabrics for a few more blocks ;) Thank you for sharing and linking up!

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  3. So fun to design as you go! Lovely fabrics/colours in your blocks. Gail at the cozy quilter

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  4. After watching Karen's Quilting and her NY Beauty quilt, I'm glad to get to see yours develop from the ground up! And you're using Tim Holtz "Elements" for it? That too will be stunning!

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  5. Very cool looking. I like how you are making it up as you go. I'm not that brave!

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  6. Great job on the NY Beauties. It's going to be a challenge but I bet you are up to it. Heck, just making the blocks can be a big challenge.

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  7. I love the combination of the butterfly print with the NY Beauty blocks. Keep going, your creativity is fun to watch.

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  8. This is so interesting and pretty. I love the backgrounds you are using.

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  9. You're so talented. Well done as always.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥

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  10. I'm loving what you're making here. I agree--Tim Holtz fabric is so fun to work with. Can't wait to see how this evolves. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
    https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2025/07/02/wednesday-wait-loss-439

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