I'm quilting it in a straight line diagonal grid, which is the easiest for me on a lap size quilt, so it's actually going pretty fast. I hope to have it done by the end of this coming week!
But being the type of quilter I am, I needed a few breaks from that kind of sewing here and there during the week, so I got started on cutting out and then sewing for the first clue in Libby, the Hillside Quilter's Magical Mystery Block Quilt-along.
I had bought a fat quarter bundle called Penguins Love Colors from Connecting Threads back in early December, and this project seemed perfect for it.
Libby has a great cutting guide HERE, (Clue #1) for pairs of fat quarters, and each pair will make four 8 inch blocks. After pairing up my lights and darks, I started the cutting.
I'm going to have fun playing with these bright and happy colors!
Find Clue #2 HERE - and here are my first few sewn up!
Only a little bit of progress made, but I hope to spend some time getting more cutting and Clue #2 sewing done this week, before Clue #3 comes out on Friday.
Sharing at Quilting is More Fun than Housework for Oh Scrap! Hope you are enjoying some colorful, scrappy sewing today!
Happy new start!
ReplyDeleteThose are such happy fabrics! Can't wait to see out little project come together.
ReplyDeletehave fun with your sew along - those are cute fabrics!
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the Penguins Love Colors bundle on Connecting Threads I thought of you. It is such a cheerful bundle. I'm sure it will make a very happy quilt. Enjoy! ;^)
ReplyDeleteOooh this is gonna be fun seeing what the finished quilt will look like with the Penquins!!! How long is it supposed to take?
ReplyDeleteIt's always nice when we get our quilts to the quilting stage. I put it off and put it off because it's my least favorite part. Usually it goes quicker than we think and then wonder why we didn't do it sooner!
ReplyDeleteIt is always a good day when you get to start a new project. Can’t wait to see your progress. Thanks for linking up with Oh Scrap!
ReplyDeleteYou are farther along on Libby's Mystery than I am. Have fun with it!!
ReplyDeleteI sure love those Grunge fabrics in your son's quilt. It's going to be so great when it's completely finished!
ReplyDeleteThe penguins are super cute! At first I thought the pink PostIt notes were pieces of fabric, and I thought, hm, that's a bold color choice :)
Love those colors on your new project! Can't wait to see your son's quilt finished. :)
ReplyDeleteYour clue #2 blocks for the mystery are fun! I love those colors together.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous fabrics and i do love the name. Good luck with each clue!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! And such perfect fabrics for you, my little penguin friend!
ReplyDeleteI had grabbed some of those prints from Connecting Threads, too, after you showed off your bundle. The penguins and the dots are just gotta-haves!
Fun! Your penguins make me smile :)
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