It’s Coming Along –
You know how it feels to start out really excited with quilt possibilities –
To dive in with both feet and both hands – pulling fabrics, pressing cutting, setitching pressing, making…
And then when only part way in your vision for your project blurs and you just can’t see the forest for the trees?
That is what has happened with this one. Not once – but twice.
I made my first set of blocks with gusto – where the colors were the main event, surrounded by neutrals at the edges. All was looking fine until I laid them out together and it went BLAH.
It was at that point that I started thinking of what else could spice it up a bit.
I tried sashing. Boring.
I tried an alternate block of a different pattern. Nope.
And this project sat in time out all through the making of my blue string Stardust quilt that DID hold my attention, though I knew this one was on the back burner at all times, little block kits sitting there in their little basket – mocking me.
And I thought….”What if?”
What if I did some positive/negative placement of the colors and the neutrals so they were opposites? How would they play together?
Here are some I made yesterday – and yes – I am now into using my yellow/gold Four Patch Fun block parts as Leaders & Ender! (Finally on to the other color. YAY!)
Yesterday I laid out what I had made before just to see how values and variety were playing.
I think I like it! I’m liking it more and more!
So now I’m excited about digging back into this with gusto.
Sometimes projects just have to sit in time out while we work out in our minds what would make us happier with them.
You don’t have to stick to a quilt idea just because you haven’t come up with a better idea yet.
Sometimes quilts need a time out for their own good. And for yours. Even if that means the pieces sit there and mock you until you get back to them.
Yesterday’s done batch.
The center squares are from the pre-cut squares bin – some I’ve been saving for years and they need to see the light of day.
If you are interested in this little block, it’s called X-Plus and was in my January/February 2023 Addicted to Scraps colukmn in Quiltmaker Magazine.
Of course, the magazine doesn’t show my cutting directions with the Essential Triangle Tool – if this becomes a PDF pattern, I’ll include several ways to tackle flying geese units so you can choose your method.
So happy to be pulling in the second color now.
And guess what happened yesterday afternoon??
Susan’s Retreat Group arrived from all over – unpacked lickity split and set up their sewing spaces!
It’s been a week without anything pretty on the design walls so I’m thrilled to see Moonflower blocks in progerss looking so pretty.
They’d only been there an hour and had unpacked, set up, and sewing was starting! YAY!
I bet Susan has this done this morning!
And it’s great timing. Because it hit me when I opened my phone and looked at the date – just what day it is today.
Quiltville Quote of the Day –
I will always remember where I was as this day unfolded. Getting my kids off to school while living in Waxahachie Texas.
It couldn’t be real, it didn’t seem possible – I was in a stupor for weeks. It still hurts my heart deeply.
Where were you on this day? What were you doing when you heard the news?
No chance of forgetting here. I will always remember.
Today – so much to do today.
My phone is dying. It won’t connect to my cell network. We’ve tried everything and I’m leaving for NYC tomorrow.
I promised the ladies a road hike after brunch. And then this afternoon I’ve got to head to Boone to see what is up with my phone, possibly a new phone – before I head out tomorrow.
Talk about down to the last wire, but my phone is only connecting through wifi right now. No network. Not good. Auuughh.
Have I packed yet? Nope. That will happen tonight.
And I overslept this morning – til almost 8am! That never happens.
Okay. Of to handle Thursday –
Have a good one!
