It’s time to linkup with the quarter’s finishing goals. After a dismal Q4 (ZERO finishes!), I’m back and ready to take on the world! I’m feeling ultra productive and focused, so here we go!
#1 Barn Door Quilt Along
This is my newest project and it is already a fast favorite. This is a baby quilt for my aunt and if I stick to the quilt along schedule, I’ll be done around the end of February, just in time for her baby shower.
#2 Picnic Quilt
My oldest WIP. This is the first quilt I’ve made for myself, so I’m taking my time. I have just finished another swoon block for it, so I have two more to go. Then I just have the flying geese, the third board game, cutting and piecing the blue jean backing, and quilting. Easy peasy.
#3 Mom’s blue triangles (aka Blue Christmas)
I’m at a bit of a loss as to what to do with this. I have a large majority of the triangles cut, but when I lay them out, it just looks flat. She really wanted this to be all blue, so I’m hesitant to add a new color. Maybe add some white? Either way, I need to just get going on it.
#4 Dowry/True Colors Plus Quilt
I just received my charms from the Dowry swap AND I found out I won a Dowry bundle (Thanks Ashley!). I have a few projects in mind for it, but the first is a baby plus quilt. I have a few ideas on making it a little less traditional, but we’ll see how it works out when I start cutting .
I’m excited to see what everyone else is working on this week!
Linking up for WIP Wednesday and for the Q1 Finish Along
I was having that same problem with an all blue quilt from solids look flat until I added a grey print border. It made all the different in the world. Perhaps you can do something like that.
I’m going to have to revisit your project for some inspiration. Thanks!
Great projects! Love the barn door and dowry is so gorgeous!! I need some!
Thanks Lucy! I agree, everyone needs a little dowry in their lives 🙂
Love them all!!! And I love that you’re feeling productive and focused. 🙂 What a good way to start out the year. Me too actually!
About the triangles. #1 maybe an exciting stripe or dot binding to spice things up? Or just a not-blue border. #2 depending on what your mom wants to do with it, you can just comfort yourself by knowing it’s not going to be the only thing in the room. Layered with things like pillows, other blankets, decor, etc, it will take on new life.
Yay! Glad to hear you are feeling productive and focused to. Go us! 🙂
I love your suggestions about the triangles. I’ll definitely have to figure out how to give the binding some spice. And you are totally right… My mom is always redecorating with new pillows and accessories, so I’m sure it will look nice and styled no matter what.
Some lovely projects on the go! Swoon is on my to do list- but only once I’ve completed a few more WIPs. As to your blue triangles, how about including some prints? That way you could break up the blue and perhaps introduce just a little colour? Also, I find laying out the pieces and then taking a photo helps me to see the composition. You could lay out the pieces but leave some spaces and position some uncut fabric in the gaps. Take a photos to audition them and maybe even show them to your Mum. I hope this makes sense!! Good luck :0)
Thanks for checking out my projects! I love working on the Swoon, but it is a bit of a time suck, so it’s a good idea to get some WIPs out of the way to make room for it. Thanks for all of the suggestions about my triangle quilt problem. I haven’t taken a photo with everything laid out and I think that would really help me visualize things better!
Great selection of projects, I think #1 is my favourite though :o)
Good luck!
Thanks Katy! I think I agree 🙂 Thanks so much for hosting this!
I love blue and I love solids and I love the colours you’ve chosen. I think triangle quilts create their own sense of vibrancy and movement once they are pieced together. I know this one is made up of different colours, but it is an example of what I mean…
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/326933254169312774/
Your quilt will be amazing and your mum will love it. I think a binding that includes lots of white will probably add some brightness, too.
Good luck with all of your projects. I look forward to seeing the progress.
I like the idea of having white in the binding to make things pop! You described what I was going for originally perfectly with the sense of vibrancy and movement. I don’t think I’m going to add to it, and just trust it will have enough interest on it’s own (even if it’s a more quiet interest).
What are you going to do with the quilting of your blue triangles quilt? You can add a lot of texture and possibly hints of other colours with thread.
That’s a really good point! I bought a few different thread colors (navy, teal, and blue) and was going to do a mixture. I’m not exactly sure how I want to quilt it yet, but hopefully that will inject some life into it!
Your list is looking good and doable 🙂 Good luck! What if you just add one blue print fabric to keep it interesting? Or some with a bit of texture.
I do have some textured blues burning a hole in my pocket. That would definitely help things out. Thanks for the idea!
I love everything on your list! I’m super excited about your picnic quilt, but Dowry, sigh, how i love Dowry! And i’m loving the fabrics you’ve been using for your Barn Door quilt, it’s going to be amazing!
I love Dowry too!!! I’m having a hard time cutting into it (haven’t been able to yet, haha). I’m guessing I’ll get the picnic quilt top done this quarter, but I don’t think I’ll finish it. But I will continue wishful thinking 🙂
Love everything on this list. It’s going to be a fantastic quarter! Have you thought of adding some shot cottons or blue on blue prints to the triangle quilt. A bit of texture may be all you need to liven things up!
Thanks Amanda!! I love the idea of adding some texture! I have a bit of shot cotton, chambray, and even some linen/cotton I could throw in the mix. That is getting me excited!!!