We woke up yesterday to light freezing rain and a thin glaze of ice forming on surfaces. Fortunately, we never got a lot of ice, and by afternoon it had warmed up above freezing and started raining, which took care of the ice. No power outages, which meant I could spend most of the day in my sewing room! I hope you were all able to stay safe and warm.
Last week I shared a post about a mini Trip Around the World quilt top that I made as a sample for an upcoming guild project. I spent many hours later in the week writing up the instructions for that quilt, then decided that it would be helpful to other guild members if I had more samples to show the different steps of the process.
Instead of making another miniature or the extra-long twin size that the guild needs, I decided to go with a baby quilt with 3" finished squares. I pulled out a selection of blue and yellow prints and started making strip sets. Here are my fabrics, plus what I had done by the end of the day on Sunday.
Of those two blue fabrics, I would definitely go with the lighter one. But now I'm not sure I feel the need to make the switch. I might just keep going with my original fabric pull, especially since I'm not eager to remake everything that's already done. I'll see how it all looks when it gets lighter out and I can get some daylight in here.
I'm linking up with:
Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
Monday Musings at Songbird Designs
Wednesday Wait Loss at Inquiring Quilter
Happy quilting everyone!
Julie in GA
I like the lighter blue check among the other prints, but the darker one pops too much. Glad you kept power! I read that utility crews in one part of Mississippi were pulled off because it was too dangerous for them to be out in the storm.
ReplyDeleteI like your trip around the world quilt. Maybe you could add the light blue as a small border? Is this quarter of the quilt or the whole top?
ReplyDeleteI like your original pull much better than the added blue, especially for a baby quilt.
ReplyDeleteThe darker blues do add some drama, but it doesn't look bad as is. So glad you didn't lose power. We haven't either, but I'm dreading opening my gas bill next month!
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