Saturday, November 14, 2020

The Last of the Wedding Rings




 I've been making 7.5 inch (finished) Wedding Ring blocks from scraps for a couple of years now as a Rainbow Scrap Challenge project.  At the end of last month I found I needed 17 more blocks toward my goal of 144 blocks for a BIG quilt.  So I made 17 more blocks. Now there's some assembly required. 

Just an FYI - this block goes by several other names like Crown of Thorns, Odd Scraps Patchwork, Georgetown Circle, Memory Wreath  and Single Wedding Ring. 

22 comments:

grammajudyb said...

Whatever name you call them, they are fabulous! I’m excited to see the finish!

sue s said...

Call them whatever, I like these a lot! I look forward to seeing these as a quilt.

Linda said...

What a lot of different names for the one block. You have done well to finish making the extra 17 blocks. Looking forward to seeing the flimsy.

The Joyful Quilter said...

Some assembly required? LOL!! Another pretty quilt top coming right up.

Mari said...

Love these! I might steal this idea for next year. Have fun assembling!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

I always love seeing your wedding ring blocks, and they're going to make a great quilt! I have several groups of blocks that are in the "some assembly required" category!

swooze said...

Love it!

maggie fellow said...

great colors

Ann said...

Yes. I know this design as Crown of Thorns. It's one of the first Amish quilts I ever saw and I've always wanted to make it. Congrats on getting close to your goal.

Connie said...

There is so much detail in your blocks . . . sew pretty. This quilt will be a true treasure.
Happy Quilting,
Connie :)

Sylvia@Treadlestitches said...

Love, love, LOVE these adorable blocks! Good luck with the "assembly". At least there are no batteries that need to be included. (Can you tell I live in a world of kids' toys?) This will be an amazing quilt.

Nann said...

Wonderful blocks, Cathy, but I don't envy you having to nest all those seams when you sew them together. (I'm trying to think of quilt names that are a play on the word "ring," but so many wedding ring songs are sad or too lovey-dovey. Then I found an Irish folksong that conjures a different image entirely! https://withstringsattached.blogspot.com/2009/11/twilight-sampler.html............So I think I'd go with Georgetown Circle!)

Jenny said...

Your blocks look lovely, but goodness, all those small HSTs! But you have taken it all in your stride and completed all the required blocks for a big quilt, great work!

Deb A said...

Oh boy, I have been waiting to see how this one looks with them all together. Sew excited!

Chantal said...

This will be a wonderful scrappy quilt. Love this block as it was one contender for my gazillions HSTs. I know it as Crown of Thorns too. Looking forward to seeing more of it. ;^)

mangozz said...

I like this block design and am curious to see how you decide to set them.

Katie Z. said...

This is going to be a fabulous quilt!

Louise said...

These are lovely blocks, but look like really uncomfortable rings. So many spikes around the edges! I'm glad to hear there are other names. Crown of Thorns seems more accurate to me :)

Pamela Arbour said...

Congratulations on wrapping up another one!

Quiltdivajulie said...

I have one prepped to make in dark green, red, and cheddar (solids) - yours inspired mine.

SandyPA said...

Found yourself in a Thorny Situation? Congrats on accumulating enough blocks to put this one together! Sandy at sewhigh.blogspot.com

gayle said...

I love these blocks so much! (Guess what block is at the top of my RSC2021 list)