So I seem unable to stop myself from starting new projects. Despite having nigh near 100 UFO's, I couldn't resist joining in on Moda's new Quilt Along this year. (Actually they started in June, I'm just woefully behind in making the blocks!) In the beginning, a new block was released every Wednesday on Moda's blog. The block was anywhere from 6" to 12" to 24" or somewhere in between. Lately they've been releasing 2 or 3 blocks a week. I'm not sure why they're switching things up; it just means I'm falling further behind...
I've been really wanting a yellow and gray quilt and I collected fat quarters of both for this Quilt Along. This is mostly a mix of Corey Yoder's Sundrop and Sweetwater's Harmony with a few other prints in there.
Here are the first 5 blocks I've completed. They've released 20 now and I'm working to catch up. Some of the blocks are fairly easy. Others are much more complicated.
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| Stellar Star (12") - Block 1 |
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| Buckeye Beauty (6") - Block 2 |
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| Pennsylvania (6") - Block 3 |
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| Roman Cross (12") - Block 4 |
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| Impact (24") - Block 5 |
I need to get a picture of all the blocks together to show their different sizes better. I really like the mix of blocks so far. I messed up on the last block and made all the flying geese too small. They were supposed to be 2" x 4" and I made them 1" x 2" the first time. So now I have 16 extra flying geese. I'm hoping I'll be able to use them in one of the future blocks.
While I'm working on these blocks, David continues to keep me company. He's such a great sewing companion...
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| David sleeping on a partially quilted quilt |
Walk
with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in
trouble.
Proverbs 13:20 (NLT)
