Mandalay HSR Quilt Top Is Finished.

From this stack of 11 fabrics, I cut many 5" x 7" rectangles to make the 308 Half Square Rectangles that I needed for this Queen-size quilt top.

During each step, I tried really had not to have the same fabric touching.  I was successful, with two exceptions, that are hardly noticeable.

The Mandalay fabric by Hoffman is so rich, but it really doesn't photograph well, especially in the sunlight.  Now, I'm going to think about what I want to do for the quilt back.

May your bobbins always be full,

Pluggin' Away

I've been slowly but surely pluggin' away on Sharon's Mandalay HSR quilt.  It's going to be Queen size, and I think it's going to be beautiful.

First I built some diamonds from Half Square Rectangles.

Then I joined the diamonds into pairs.  This photo shows four pairs of diamonds laid out.

Along the way, there was much truing-up.

This was taken a couple of days ago, now the stack is over 5 inches tall.

May your bobbins always be full,

Getting started

I purchased this fabric, Mandalay by Hoffman Fabrics after I spotted the line featured in the 2015 Hoffman Challenge.  I had too much on my plate to consider doing a challenge, but the rich colors and metallics somehow reminded me of my youngest daughter, Sharon.

I think these prints will look great in a Half Square Rectangle layout, with no background fabric included.  That's my starting point, so we'll see how I do.  I've made one other HSR quilt, but it had a background fabric, you can check it out here.

May your bobbins always be full,