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What’s On My Design Wall

These 15 blocks from Eleanor Burns Victory Quilts are on my design wall today.  I’m trying to decide if I want to make the other 5 and how I want to set them.  But of course meanwhile, I’ve got a couple of other projects racing through my head.

There’s the overflowing 2″ strip box and the overflowing 2 1/2″ strip box.

As much as I want to root around and find a pattern to use these strips, I keep reminding myself that I have plenty of quilts which need to be finished.  Besides, Bonnie Hunter has promised us a mystery towards the end of the year and hopefully I’ll be able to find what I need from these boxes.

There there is a quilt for my niece who graduates from high school in the spring. Her favorite color is turquoise and she’s not fond of paisley, but other than that any thing goes.  I think I’m going to draw my color inspiration from the fabric peeking from under the strip boxes – but that is as far as I’ve gotten.  It’s a good thing I have 7 months to get the quilt done.  It may take me 6 to figure out what I’m going to do!

In the meantime, I’m going to follow the links over at Patchwork Times to see if I can find some design inspiration from what other quilters are working on .

Stash Report

Little 6″ blocks don’t use much fabric, but I also have the borders for Butterfly Hearts.

Fabric Added Last Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 108.634 yards

Fabric Used Last Week: 1.916 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 154.16 yards

Net Used for 2011: 45.526 yards

See how others are doing with their stash by following the links over at Patchwork Times.

 

Airplane

Airplane makes 15 blocks.  Now off to swap laundry.

Propeller

Army Star

Log Cabin Progress

I’ve been working my log cabin as a leader/ender project.  I’m not sure how much longer I can do that — especially if I’m only working on blocks that finish at 6″.  My cabin seams are longer than the seams of what I’m piecing!  But I’m now ready for the next log.

P.S.  It’s not the log cabin blocks that finish at 6″ — it’s the blocks for my main project that are finishing at 6″.  The log cabins are made with 1 1/2″ logs.

Stars and Stripes

Signal Lights

Good thing I follow the “can’t be seen from the back of a galloping horse” philosophy.  Otherwise I’d be doing this block over again.

Half the Victory Blocks

Star Spangled Banner

I’m halfway through the blocks now.  Still have no idea how I’m going to set the blocks — other than a knowing it will be a straight set of some sort.

Sky Rocket

Eleven more to go.