The half square triangles are turning (at least some of them) into a quilt.
The blocks are ready. And assembly is started.
I hope to have a finished throw by the end of the weekend.
ps–My blocks finish at 8″. The throw will be 56″ x 72″.
A section of my shelving is devoted to Potential Projects. Most often these come as groups of scraps in hand-me-down bags, or even partially finished projects.
And I have a lot of them.
So many, in fact, that I am going to take one bag or pile each month and decide to either make it into a project, or put the fabric back into regular circulation, or even just get rid of it.
This is the first pile.
And this is the first idea of what to do with it. Hmm…should be interesting.
When I found out that my best-friend-since-4th-grade’s daughter was getting married, there had to be a quilt.
And the daughter likes black and white.
And I had scraps.
The blocks came together very quickly: 2 2-1/2″ squares, 2 2-1/2 x 4-1/2″ strips, 1 2-1/2 x 6-1/2″ strip. Ta-dah! This quilt used 108 blocks and finishes at 54″ x 72″.
It will be mailed next week.
Sometimes people will ask how I get so much done. Until recently I would have answered that I just work on a quilt until it’s done.
But, as I have paid attention to the question and my work habits, it turns out that I almost never work on one quilt at a time. The truth is more like THREE (or–shhhh–even FOUR).
Each project is in a different phase, allowing me to work everyday on SOMETHING, depending on my mood.
Some cutting…
Some piecing…
Some binding…
Some dreaming.
Any progress is progress, right? And it adds up to a lot of quilts in the end.
I would really like a marathon Friday Night Sew In, but even with only one or two hours Friday night and a little on Saturday morning, things do get done.
Some cutting and stitching on my version of North Star State Quilt.
And the binding finished on a small donation quilt. The top is made from a charm pack that came in a hand-me-down bag a while back.
Looking forward to June already.
The quilt has returned from the quilter.
Time to make and attach binding.
The suspense builds…
I started my version of North Star State.
There are so many small pieces of 1930s reproductions in my stash and I had been looking for just the right project.
Because much of my fabric is small scraps, I am making the blocks 1/2 size. It will take a lot of them, but I am not in a hurry.
Star Kissed 2″ quilt is complete!
I love everything about it: It is large (about 80″ square). The colors are just right. The muslin background gives a different look than the bright white I often use. The quilting is customized to the quilt and adds a dimension all its own.
Yep, it makes me happy.
Soon the 1-1/4″ version will be complete and I will have the entire happy family together to admire. What fun that will be!
Some time ago I was gifted a complete kit with pattern of the Safe Haven Quilt by Thimbleberries. It wasn’t exactly my typical style, but I thought it would do me good to use an actual pattern, different color scheme, larger size pieces and a little applique.
So I made the blocks. And enjoyed it.
But, then I really looked at the setting and discovered I didn’t like it. It isn’t so bad in the pattern, but I have seen pictures of finished quilts on beds, and it isn’t for me. At all. I am sure many people do like it very much. Maybe I have just gone as far out of my comfort zone as I can manage.
So, what to do?
A quilt this special deserves a special label.
Husband was willing (and he has the better handwriting of the two of us). I tried to keep accurate records, and he certainly wrote it out with great care and accuracy.
One step closer to a finish.
