Lover's Knot Quilt (or how I almost lost my sanity)

Block A - I made 56 of these blocks, easy enough, but time consuming

Several years ago I purchased yards and yards and yards of the four fabrics above.   My intent was to make a quilt to be used in a new home.  I purchased enough fabric for not only king sized quilt, but to make window treatments and pillows. 



Block B - I made 42 of these blocks, still easy

 A couple of years later a found a pattern I thought would be great for the material, Lover's Knot. (yes, I know - the "normal" thing is to find the pattern, then purchase all of the material.) I bought the pattern book, which is by Eleanor Burns.  I find her books/patterns to be very simple if you carefully follow the directions.  I remember my friend, Jen, commenting that both she and her mother made this quilt, but her mother got the blocks turned around.  The quilt still came out OK, but she cautioned me to be very careful when placing the blocks and to keep them in order.

Well, things changed in my life.  I debated if I want to use this material or make this particular quilt.  But, I decided I loved the material and the pattern, to make the quilt in a queen size and decorate my bedroom around it.  I finally started it during the ice storm when I was housebound for five days.  The quilt consists of combining the A Blocks and B blocks, along with a few triangle pieces, to make five different blocks (Blocks C-G) , which in turn, make the quilt.



Block C - Combining 36 blocks of both Blocks A and B to make 18 C blocks.
This is where I messed up - kept turning them the wrong way.  This is the
foundation block of the quilt, so it has to be right. Looks simple until you try it.
But, at least you can start to see the green "knots"

Seems I can't follow directions nor did I heed Jen's advice. I found Eleanor's instructions for sewing the blocks together to make Block C very confusing.  I stared at these blocks in complete confusion while arranging them.  And, I had to do a little ripping apart, but not much, thankfully.  I finally give up on the written instructions and just followed the final illustration of how Block C should look.  And, it worked!   The following Blocks (D-G) went quickly because they were easier to figure out. 



Block D - made 6 and used up all of Block B and used 12  of  Block A
(can you see the 1 Block B and 2 Block A's?)



Block E - love the triangles  - made four



Block F - made two



Final Block - G - made 2 - used up all of Block A
and now I am ready to put them all together and make the quilt top.

The quilt is pieced together on the diagonal, which I have only done once before.   But Eleanor's diagram is excellent and it is starting to come together very quickly.  Below are pictures of Rows 1-4.  Four more rows to go, a triple border and I am DONE!  I will purchase the backing material and off it will go to  Meandering Mary to be professionally quilted.


Now the light and the dark "knots" are visible.  It's working!
Can you see all of blocks I made?
  Each one has been used at least once so far.



I am really liking this quilt and am so glad I decided to go ahead and make it.

And, this is one of the reasons I just love quilting.  When looking at all these blocks individually, I admit thinking that it can't all come together.  But, it does.  And, I get to keep my sanity.