Temperature Quilt Progress

It has been about a month since I posted an update about the Temperature Quilt project. I've kept up pretty well with making blocks, although I did have to do some catching up after we were gone for a week. Here's how it's looking right now, which includes blocks through May 4th.

The blocks in the upper part of the photo are joined into groups. If I keep up over the next week, I will be able to construct three more big 16-block segments.

It takes a long time to get enough blocks made for a complete segment. The dates on the blocks run across the quilt horizontally. For instance, the top row of horizontal diamonds covers January 1 - 12. The dates continue in the next row, running from left to right, January 13 - 23.

The 16-block segment shown above is a good example of  the wide range of dates that make up one segment. These blocks start with January 20th at the top and end with March 29 at the bottom.

The block with the circle in this segment is a special addition. I needed to add three blocks to the 365 for the year in order to get a number that worked for my chosen layout. The circle represents the day my husband was born, and the colors match the high and low temps for his birthdate and place. I will embroider or write the date and place on that block. I'm planning to do the same thing for my birthday in October, plus an appliqued heart for our wedding anniversary later this month.

I had been debating whether to make all of the daily blocks to represent the temperatures at our home, or if I should make blocks to reflect temps in other places when we travel. For now I've decided that the front of the quilt is all about home. I'm planning to make the blocks for travel days and use them somehow on the back of the quilt.

I'm linking up with:

Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation

Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts

Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty

Happy quilting everyone!

Julie in GA