I broke out the old Curio blocks and I'm cracking down on them this week. The pattern is called Diamond Lattice, found on Moda Bake Shop.
The design wall isn't big enough for half this quilt - there are 2 more lattice blocks yet to go on the end of each row, and then 4 more full rows.
I have to admit, I found it very appealing to piece these blocks and then slice them right in half to add the sashings. There's a lovely pile of 2 1/2" strips waiting and stacks of blocks all laid out in order just waiting to be sliced and diced - I'm savoring the process & only doing one at a time. :)
I'm going to use this one on my bed, I think!! The colors are delicious. Not the bright brights that typically draw my eye, but lovely nonetheless, and at least for me, a bit unexpected.
Then, there's this yummy bit of leftovers! Nothing like a pile of HST scraps to make a girl's day!
I'm ironing the seams open on these so they'll lay nice and flat, which isn't my usual method, so we'll see how we go.
As you can see, there's enough here to make quite the quilt.
In other news, I took a little jaunt up to Vancouver to a favorite shop of mine on Saturday, and Cheran had just got in the Snowbird collection from Edyta Sitar @ Laundry Basket Quilts.
I'll admit, I've seen these online and thought, ok. More blue fabric. Whatever. But. Do yourself a favor. Find them for real and just pet them, even if blue isn't your color.
I wanted all of the fabric ever, but sadly I don't have all of the money ever, and I had to be satisfied with fat quarter cuts. :) at least if I want to keep making the rent. I suppose if I had taken the plunge, I could console myself by building a very very beautiful tent.
Here's a sneak peek:
The navy and teal dot along the edge there was so great I nearly bought the whole bolt. It's going to be the backing, and I've decided on this pattern, from the book Fat Quarter Winners by Monique Dillard. This woman is a genius with a fat quarter.
You can see her in action over at Craftsy.
Well, with all this excitement it's hard to put down the rotary cutter and close my eyes, but I must. Tomorrow is all numbers and data entry, and I'm hoping these visions of quilts to come are enough to tide me over.
Happy quilting!
