Kim McLean’s Roseville Album pattern


9
Sep 11

Roseville Album update

There hasn’t been a lot of sewing going on here lately, but I did manage to get the various sections of the Roseville Album quilt sewn together.

I rearranged the corner blocks from the way the original pattern was done. 

I still need to make the four borders.

I need motivation to get moving on this!

 

 

 

I left off some of the circles from the bottom right corner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I changed the bottom left corner block a bit too.  In Kim’s original quilt this is the upper right corner.

I thought getting everything trimmed and sewn together would give me a little enthusiasm?  It seems my “get up and go” has “got up and left”?  :(


22
Mar 11

Roseville Album Bottom right corner block

I’ve gotten the bottom right corner of the Roseville Album finished.  

I made a few changes…the pattern shows lots of dots.  I edited it down quite a bit.  The other block I’m using as a bottom corner doesn’t have any dots, so I’m taking away some here..and will be adding a few there.

I know this pattern is whimsical and free spirited, but I need a bit more balance.  It’s just my personality!

Since I did the other corner blocks in  more realistic colors for the leaves, I did this one the same way.  I hope I haven’t “painted myself into a corner” with the color change?  We’ll see when I get to the appliqued border?

This is how the Roseville looked the last time I showed you pics.  It’s now too big to get a full pic of.  Maybe by the time I get the last corner block done it will be nice weather and I can clip the top to the eaves of the garage, which is where I take all of my outside photos?

I used the blue-greens for the large leaves.  They’re fabrics that I’ve used in other blocks and I wanted to repeat them.  I’m questioning the bottom right leaf, but for now it stays.  I repeated the colors of the birds that appear in the top, bottom, and side panels.  Then added in a few dots.

The block will sit under this panel.

My bottom panel doesn’t have much green.  I thought the corner block might balance it out?


21
Jan 11

Roseville Album- top right corner

I’ve gotten the top right corner block done on the Roseville Album quilt.  This block is positioned in the bottom left in the pattern, but since it had a circular look to it, I thought it would look more balanced in the top right position?

The fabrics I used seemed to emphasize the circular look.  To my eye the block looked like it needed something?  It didn’t  fill the square as much as the others did.

I added a couple of birds and several extra dots and I liked the more balanced look.

I’m a great fan of whimsical, free design, but my type A personality seems to always take over?  It wants order and balance.

I tried to get a pic of the block set in place for you, but in my small room I can’t step back far enough to get everything in the pic.

On to the next block!  :)


9
Jan 11

Roseville Album-top left corner

I’ve gotten the top left corner block done on the Roseville Album. 

I didn’t add anything or take anything away on this one.

The hardest part was getting the lavender ring in place.  It wanted to go askew.

I haven’t trimmed the block down yet.  I still have to trim the side panels too.  I pinned it in place to see how it looked.  The trimming can wait for another day!

I need to get the next block traced out so I have some hand work this evening.  :)


1
Jan 11

Roseville Album right side panel

I’ve gotten the right side panel finished on the Roseville Album top.

I added a few extra dots/berries and made the cat a bit smaller. I used the template from the top panel for that.

I tried to mirror some of the birds from the left panel, so they looked like they went together.

I cant sew the side panels on until I get a couple of corner blocks done, so I’ve started on the upper left one.

With the panels not trimmed or sewn they take up more space and barely fit on my design wall, so it will be a while until I can take a good pic for you.

 I’m afraid this is the best I can do for now?

I sew in the dining room and have my design wall there.  It’s not a very big room.  :)