The Plan B X & + Quilt

About 10 days ago, I made these sashing blocks,  ↑.  They were for another project that I decided to forego.  But, I had all of these blocks and I decided I needed to come up with a Plan B

Plan B involved some X and + blocks, 12 to be exact.  Then I made some 4-patch cornerstones.

Today, I assembled the first four 20" blocks that will be part of the Plan B quilt.  I discovered that I don't have enough of the sashing blocks, so that will be my next step.   Many of my quilts are "organic" and this one is no exception.  Organic means I don't know what I'm doing!

 

May your bobbins always be full,

Baby Quilt ~ Red White and Blue

This is the design I decided on for the 42 four patches I made last month.  I seldom use borders but I really thought the additional white set-off the four patches, nicely.

This is the back.  I used leftover HSTs from my previous quilt, and made some flying geese.  I hadn't planned on anything else for the back, but I had to do a lot of unplanned piecing because this is the absolute end of the Kona white bolt.  New bolt arriving sometime this week.

If you're looking for my giveaway, it's here.

May your bobbins always be full,

Almost time for a 100 follower giveaway

I'm ready for a new giveaway, when I reach 100 followers.  If you check my "followers box", down there on the left, you can see I'm really close to 100.  Like the other giveaways, it won't be "grand", but I hope it'll be fun.  And it should be soon.

I'm working on another red, white and blue quilt top, using the 4 patches I made, when I was making the hsts for the previous quilt.  Photos soon, but here's the stack of 4 patches, in the early stages.

May your bobbins always be full,

Red White and Blue Quilt

I've now gone from this ↑, to this ↓ !

I have also decided on a design.  All the time I've been cutting, sewing, slicing and pressing, I wasn't sure how I was going to assemble these HSTs.  Today I'll start sewing them together, it'll take a couple of days, for sure.

May your bobbins always be full,

Red White and Blue Quilt

Progress, slow but sure.

May your bobbins always be full,

Red White and Blue Quilt

I've cut 6 six inch squares of 21 different red or blue fabrics, and 126 six inch squares of Kona White.  I'd decided to make HST; I'd matched a color square with a white square and sewn opposite sides together, when a brilliant idea popped in my head.  Why not make some four patch blocks, too.

I took one from each group and those will be the four patch blocks, I'm using the Magic Four Patch Tutorial.  I'm not sure, yet, what I'll do with them, but I'm making them anyway.

Now, I'll sew opposing sides again, before slicing each block to end up with 42 four patch blocks and 420 HSTs.  I don't have a firm plan, obviously, so I'll just see what happens when I start laying them out.

May your bobbins always be full,

Dance With Me Alternating Four Patch