Ringo Lake, figuratively but not literally. Clue 1 dropped early Friday morning. Black Friday for those who love crowds, but creamy white-chocolate brown-aqua blue Friday for those of us Quiltvillians who were fortunate enough to be spending the holiday at home or within reach of ample stash and tools for sewing.
First, I pawed through my scrap user's system bins, which yielded up some great starting fabrics. I had ample cream colored white strips and a few browns to get me started.
Then I began working on the fqs and yardage that was stored in various drawers and bins.
Soon I was churning out these little nine patches and falling more in love with the colors of this quilt with every block.
And here is the full assortment for Clue 1 resting on my background fabric, which is so very lake-appropriate.
Love it? It's not too late to join in. You can make a wall quilt or a throw by doing 1/2 or 3/4 of the required number of blocks if you like.
The downside of all this fun has been a sore heel from standing to rotary cut and press for the morning, and a really sore thumb joint from holding my ruler steady while cutting. I don't think two days of a high carb diet are helping the inflammation levels in both those areas. I am back to eating healthy today.
Hope your holiday weekend includes some quilty time. Enjoy!
First, I pawed through my scrap user's system bins, which yielded up some great starting fabrics. I had ample cream colored white strips and a few browns to get me started.
Then I began working on the fqs and yardage that was stored in various drawers and bins.
And here is the full assortment for Clue 1 resting on my background fabric, which is so very lake-appropriate.
Love it? It's not too late to join in. You can make a wall quilt or a throw by doing 1/2 or 3/4 of the required number of blocks if you like.
The downside of all this fun has been a sore heel from standing to rotary cut and press for the morning, and a really sore thumb joint from holding my ruler steady while cutting. I don't think two days of a high carb diet are helping the inflammation levels in both those areas. I am back to eating healthy today.
Hope your holiday weekend includes some quilty time. Enjoy!
The thumbnail photo of the swirl of 9-patches caught my eye. I love the colorway that Bonnie has chosen this year! Now I will read a few more of your posts.)
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, it looks like a sparkly lake with all the different blues! Have fun!
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