Cirrus Solids Block of the Month

A while back I saw that Cloud9 Fabrics was accepting submissions for a Cirrus Solids Block of the Month.  The Cirrus Solids colors are wonderful and work well together so I came up with an idea and submitted it.
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It looks a little bit crazy, but it is actually a pretty simple paper pieced block that creates some fun patterns when you put the blocks together.  I came up with the pattern below and Cloud9 has some fun options in their blog post.  
I also submitted a version of the block in a second colorway.  You can find out more details about the block and download the pattern on the Cloud9 blog.
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Cloud9 sent me a Cirrus Solids bundle and the fabrics are so gorgeous. I haven't had a chance to sew with them yet, but I am definitely looking forward to it.

And they are still looking for Block of the Month submissions.  If you are interested you can find out more here.

Comments

  1. TiaraNovember 7, 2014 at 4:04 AM

    you have such a great eye for color. Love this design

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  2. RosaNovember 7, 2014 at 2:19 PM

    Awesome design and fabaric combo!

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  3. Rachel at Stitched in ColorNovember 7, 2014 at 3:08 PM

    Wow, it's so neat what that block can do! I would never have guessed until you showed us. Pretty.

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  4. PattiNovember 7, 2014 at 4:54 PM

    What a fun block, Erica! I just got some Cirrus for my next quilt, so hopefully I'll have leftovers to give this a try!

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  5. SuzeNovember 7, 2014 at 9:32 PM

    What a great masterpiece! The eyes sure do move. I had eye (both) surgery almost a year ago and now I have having severe eye pain in one of them intermittently. I'm glad it doesn't seem to be related to eye movement. I was reading on the blog paper piecing (which I adore) and in my head I was thinking EPP (which I really haven't given a fair chance yet). Thanks for the copy of the pattern, too. Now, one more thing for my to-do list. I like each color combo you selected.

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  6. Pamela ArbourNovember 8, 2014 at 4:12 AM

    You have design a very unique block. I love how it is so versatile in a quilt.

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  7. wholesomemidwesternNovember 9, 2014 at 6:37 AM

    Congrats! So creative and talented. It's gorgeous :)

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  8. Anita GambrellNovember 12, 2014 at 6:19 AM

    Oh my gosh! I love love LOvE the pillows ! That is a perfect gift for the Gboys! Such awesome sauce going on in this blog. Hop! Thank you!

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  9. habibihomemadeNovember 13, 2014 at 4:14 AM

    What a cool pattern!

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