I have mentioned several times recently making incremental progress on a variety of projects, but not any major progress on one project. I decided I would show you some of the projects.
I have to say that the FOTY progress I made on Monday really helped me feel better about my progress.
Above is my design wall over the weekend.
First up are the pieces for the Frosted Stars. Keep in mind where the fabrics are is not necessarily where they will stay in the finished pieces. As I cut them, I slapped them up. A lot of the creams with various motifs were on top. I definitely won’t put them all in one block next to each other.
I added that turquoise in because I thought it needed some. It really makes the piece pop.
The blue in the 12 Days of Christmas by Kate Spain line is more light sky blue. It reminds me a of turquoise, but definitely isn’t. I asked DH what he thought. Being a much quieter person and more fond of earthy colors, he was diplomatic. I could tell he thought it was a little bright. 😉 He suggested a silver.
I want the quilt to be scrappy, but I do want some continuity within the blocks,, thus I want the four triangles that make up the third piece in the star to be the same fabric. Above I have added some Robert Kaufman Fizz to audition for that spot. The photo was a little dark, so I lightened it up a little bit so you could see it better. Yes, I am copping to digital enhancement.
Silver is hard to find without delving into the lame’ realm. I like this Fizz line, as you know, and this silver grey looks pretty good with the other fabrics.
So far, that is my take on the Frosted Stars.
Next up: Upper lefthand corner
I have been cutting 2″ squares and making random four patches out of them. Some of them I stick in letters to my friends. If I make enough of them I will eventually have enough for a quilt. Sandy from Quilting for the Rest of Us did a podcast on scraps. If you haven’t listened to it, please do so, because it is a good one and this sort of dovetails into it. Bottomline: great way to use scraps.
I thought I mentioned these pieces in some detail, but I only found a brief reference. The long pieces are what I am going to make the Zig Zaggy quilt from. The small pieces have to be replaced with other fabrics and they are on the wall until I do so.
In case I didn’t say, this project is no longer a palette cleanswer. Now it is a UFO. I haven’t completely lost interest. In order to generate some interest, I am thinking of doing a Block-a-Long. The idea would be that I would post patterns for each of the blocks at regular intervals and you would make them. Stay tuned!
There is quite a bit going on on my design wall.
With greatest apologies to DH, I like the turquoise better. 🙂
Hi Sandy,
Me, too. I don’t think it is an either/or, especially at this point. I may have a slightly lighter grey that works better. I’ll have to see.
I vote for the turquoise, too — unless you’re going to use turquoise for the background! 🙂
Is that gray the Robert Kaufman “Fizz” or the P&B “Fizz”? My eyes must be going — I can’t tell from the photo.
TFQ – It is the P&B Fizz. I am using the white on white/cream on white for the backgrounds of the blocks. I don’t remember what the pattern called for or if there are any other backgrounds I have to worry about. I am liking the turquoise a lot as well. I put a couple of the greys in just to make DH feel good. He really looked – stood back, peered closely, held his chin, etc before he gave me his opinion. Also, as I think I said, somewhere, there may be a lighter grey (or the wrong side???) in that group that I can use.