Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Burgoyne Surrounded Block - One Monthly Goal Finish

I abbreviate the names of my quilts when I write them on my to-do list, but I didn't want to call the Burgoyne Surrounded block B.S.  That seemed downright cruel.  So it became Burg S. or BurgS.  Silly, I know, but it works for me.

My One Monthly goal was to finish one Burgoyne Surrounded block.  And here it is.
Burgoyne Surrounded

I planned that this block would be scrappy but decided I should choose a consistent color in each block for either the X or the circle.  (If I make more.)  After consideration, it became the X.  If I make more, each X will be a different color but the fabrics will be similar.  I like this block better in person than in this photo.  Anyway, it seems to me that the colors (against the light background) carry the pattern whether it's scrappy or consistent.  And I think the scrappy lights will carry the interest, especially on close inspection. 

I like the 15" size --only 2 seams are longer than 5½"-- but I've found the larger the block, the fewer the size options for a finished quilt.  With a 15" block, a quilt can be 30", 45", 60", 75", or 90" wide, etc., without sashing measurements added.  But, of course, a border could alter that measurement, too.

Will I make more?  Probably.  I think cutting takes more time than sewing.  I already have a few pieces cut, and I have more scraps....

I'm linking this post to One Monthly Goal June Finish-up Link-up at Elm Street Quilts.  Thanks for hosting, Patty.

--Nancy.

14 comments:

  1. Autumn maples has some beautiful quilting on it, Nancy. Thanks for sharing your photos of that farm/park with its interesting history. I love to tour houses. And what pretty country down your way. Meanwhile, Burgoyne surrounded is a wonderful block. Yes you should make more!

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    1. Thanks so much for your comment on the quilting on Autumn Maples, Jocelyn. I was pleasantly surprised when I turned it over.
      Most of Ohio really is pretty, as long as we continue to get rain.
      I think I will make more of the Burgoyne blocks. It's been fun to pull from my unused neutral fabrics.

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  2. Fun block. Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and congrats on your finish.

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  3. Burgoyne Surrounded is such a fun block! I had a hard time stopping making them - my original plan was just to make 9, but I went way past that! (I think I finally reined myself to a halt at 20!)

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    1. I agree, Gayle.  And your Burgoyne Surrounded blocks are really fun with all the bright colors.  Maybe, if I do a second time around, I'll change it up and make blocks with more planned colors.

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  4. Beautiful. Your piecing is so precise, makes this an outstanding block for you to choose. [I'd be lazy and abbreviate BGS--But-Goyne]

    love

    lizzy

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    1. Thank you, Lizzy. Some of the piecing is precise but looking at it closely, I see some seams that don't quite match. Oh, well.
      That's a great suggestion for an abbreviation.

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  5. Burgs is good;). It's such a pretty block. Yes, once the cutting is done, you are more than half way there, I think.

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    1. Thanks, Cynthia. Yes, lots of cutting for this block. It's a great one to use small, colorful scraps but requires larger pieces of neutral scraps. I'll make another or few and decide how many to make.

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  6. That looks SEW lovely!! Even a "bucket list" item for me. Hasn't happened yet. Enjoy!

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    1. Thank you, Joyful. As a bucket list quilt, it would be easy to start cutting scraps now, as you come across them -- unless you plan on a non-scrappy one.

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  7. I have seen many beautiful scrappy BurgS quilts at shows, and that is one that is on my bucket list too... after I get back to sewing and finish a whole bunch of UFO's first! Love it, accurate or not, even way back when they were not always accurate.

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    1. It's a time-consuming block (because of so many pieces and seams) but I think it's a striking block. Enjoy making yours whenever you get to it, QuiltGranma.

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