I appliqued my first Lily Rosenberry Block and I was not pleased with it so I am starting over. My layover slipped and it was not real symmetrical. Not a real good start for 2012.
But I did take advantage of Reproduction Fabrics Superbowl Sale and purchased these fabrics for stash enhancement.
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How has your year started?
Until next time
Pat
I can't believe that it has been so long since I have posted anything. But that could be because there hasn't been much done lately. But I plan to have a productive year 2012.
I just finished this quilt that was started in 2011 and just recently quilted. I had never seen a Burgoyne Surrounded done scrappy before but I do like the look. Have you?
First I am about to start Lily Rosenberry by Sue Garman here are the fabrics I have chosen. The urn will be fussy cut with the print. Windows Live is giving me trouble but you can see the pattern here. http://www.quakertownquilts.com/patterns/sue-garman.html?p=3 I plan to make the four block version.
Then I want to make this quilt that I have been collecting fabrics for. It is in the Quilts of Virginia book.
Then lastly but not least I want to make Ballaarat Beauties by Michelle Yeo. I have always wanted to do a Mariner's Compass quilt. I guess I could say that 2012 will be a year of circular blocks. Do you have plans for 2012 on your calendar? I know that this sounds very ambitious for one year, but I am going to try really hard to accomplish these plans.
Until next time.
Pat
The quilting blogs and Yahoo Groups are all abuzz over hexagons. If I may regress - One time I was told that I was going to be a grandmother of a little girl and I immediately started a baby quilt, but then I was told sorry you are going to be a grandmother of a little boy. That little boy is now turning 10 and I did eventually get that grand-daughter. This is a photo of the hexagons I have which will become a doll blanket for that grand-daughter.
As I said, everyone is doing hexagons, but I think I will do Pies and Tarts. I purchased this cute little package a while back and here it sits. I am a real push over for something that is packaged so cute. I will use my favorite 19th century reproduction fabrics.
On to another subject - finally the Texas heat has cooled down a little and it seems like fall. Fall and Spring are my favorite seasons. I recently stitched this reproduction sampler and it has a real fall look to it. The sampler is from the collection of the Chester County Historical Society in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
I have also been working on my Farmers Wife quilt and I am over half way. These are the latest blocks. So far with the exception of the sashing and setting blocks I have used my fabric collection. It has been fun looking through some of my much older fabrics.
That is it from here. Are you getting on the "Band Wagon" and doing some hexagons or what?
Until next time.
Pat
