Thursday 1 September 2016

New Season with Block of the Month

My ambitions to know more and more about quilting can leave me undecided about what I want to sew next or bother to finish my already existing project. There are so many great patterns, techniques, and fabrics available and so inspiring, it becomes hard not to start anything new. What about you? Do you finish one project before starting another one or do you quilt, quilt, quilt until you drop? *smile*

Usually, by September, most of my project is nearly completed and move on to a new pattern or FM exercises for the Fall/Winter season. This Fall is not going to happen as I've at least 3 small quilt to quilt and my Rosette #2 to compete and move on to Rosette #3 (English paper pieces).

Even with all those projects in the queue, I'm starting other ones. I just can't help it!! One is our Block of the Month with our guild. The perfect project to extend my FM experience I've learned these last five years with Leah Day and Angela Walter.  With their books available in hands or their videos on YouTube, I can simply enjoy my time doing it. What helped me in the past is setting goals and getting it done by that time, but at my own pace. It so encouraging and gratifying when one quilt is done:)


I saw two of those blocks hanging at a quilt show this summer and fall in love with the colours and purchased the package which that is a first for me. It's a paper piecing, something I'm not familiar with or enjoy doing, but  I'll have to overcome my fear, because I really, really, love this pattern.
What are your plans for this coming Fall/Winter?
 Mine is crazy!!
This is one of them and I'm hoping with the help of my quilting friends, I received the guidance and support I'll need for this one.



The book offers a different background and fabric option. I'm thinking of doing the one with a darker background.


 I found this drawing tablet at Costo and used the same colouring pens for it. Something doing another activity is fun.


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Those are the Batiks that were with the package.



 I'll use my stash for my other block-of-the-Month and will try to keep you posted on my adventure.

Let's stash away...with our scraps too!
God bless:)

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