S.I.X. Challenge - Reveal - Last Blocks

Here are Dianne's blocks - the last to be shown. Dianne had used black and white fabrics with a little bit of bright.

Dianne's quilt - bright fabrics slashed through and more circles added

my quilt - I kept to black, white and black & white backgrounds - it's 'organic'!

Sue's quilt - she has added more black and white fabric and a little bit of colour in the opposite block

Cheryl cut up her block and re-made it into a garden on a hand painted silk background - lovely embellishments here!

Rhonda added more circles and the negative fabric, with just a little bit more colour

Barb's is really jazzed up with lots of bright colours to give the black and white zing!

That's all from our 10 inch block S.I.X. challenge - we are thinking of having a play day next time, but haven't organised anything as yet!

Second S.I.X. Challenge

I know that some days it's going to be hard doing something creatively - the lawns will call, a day at the beach, the latest novel I've almost finished - but I am trying to be in the zone!
The 2nd of the S.I.X. challenges that I'm working on is Dianne's block. Here she has done an easy reverse applique which she was teaching in a class:

I've decided to stick with the black/white backgrounds. My first block has been simply worked. I cut up a quilt I made for a Rose City Quilters challenge.  I was pretty depressed at the time and have never really liked it. So I have unpicked and reused some fabric, and have cut up the background to reuse here:

I then cut out a koru and used some copper Glimmermist to spray the design on top. Hand worked the chain stitch around the outside of the shape to give more definition.
The other 2 blocks will have a plain black and plain white background.
More to come!