Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Monkeying around in 2013

I rang in the New Year with more sewing of Monkey Wrench blocks.  This is what I have so far:


These blocks are very addictive, let me tell you.  I sew them up 4 or 5 at a time, and then step back and review where I want to go with the colors for the next batch.  I can see that the purple background of the block in the fourth row stands out a bit, so for the last 2 blocks I will concentrate on making the background a little darker to balance that one out.

Did I just say "last 2 blocks"?  I may have to rethink this little wall hanging into something bigger just so I can keep going. 

There are a couple of different names for the Monkey Wrench block.  I have seen the same block  referred to as "Churn Dash" and also "Hole in the Barn Door".   When I told my husband all three names he said "I see a monkey wrench".  I agree. Do you?
How about now? 

Happy Quilted New Year!