{"id":23657,"date":"2014-06-05T06:22:48","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T13:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=23657"},"modified":"2016-11-17T13:04:58","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T20:04:58","slug":"russian-rubix-6-more-blocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/russian-rubix-6-more-blocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Rubix – 6 More Blocks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Russian Rubix -Early June 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As I mentioned, I was avoiding the Petrillo bag on Saturday and ended up working on this project.<\/p>\n

One of the annoying things about this project is that it takes 36 seams to make a block. This means that I sew and sew and sew before I make any progress.<\/p>\n

On the good side I sew and sew and sew and then, all of a sudden, I have 6 blocks done. It is nice to see the blocks once they are done.<\/p>\n

I have been trying to work through each color and then attach it to a different color to avoid duplication when making the 2-octagon subunits. It doesn’t always work and will look better once I have all the blocks done. The problem is that, in a picture like the one above, it looks like I have used the same fabrics in all the blocks.<\/p>\n

To a certain extent I have and it bugs me, but then I remember that I am not going to, necessarily, put the blocks above next to each other in the quilt.<\/p>\n

I also get bored with the same fabrics, so I try and move through the stack of colors<\/a> so I have more from which to choose. As a result, I have some quarter block units to put together still and octagons waiting to be paired with other octagons.<\/p>\n

The progress continues, though I only have 10 blocks at the moment. I will keep sewing and make more.<\/p>\n

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