Five Saturdays this month seemed like a lot of indigo, but we met the challenge each in our own way! First are my balloon blocks, which I really do like for the richness they give to the mix of colors, as in the samples below.
The butterfly quilt is waiting to be pinned and quilted. I'm so happy with the way this D9P turned out. No deadline for this one.
There are two other tops which are in the planning stages and a Project Linus girl quilt due in October. They don't involve indigo, so they can wait for another day.
However, the one I am so excited about right now involves the HST 3-inch blocks, which I received from Summer of Easy Quilter by winning her giveaway recently. The package arrived with more than 90 blocks in bright aqua, greens and red-orange, balanced with a dark blue print, indigo of course.
I quickly decided to make pinwheel blocks, simple and one of my favorites. Also, I was able to make more blocks with this four patch design. They went together quickly and I finished four rows of five pinwheels each plus spacers, about 42 inches wide.
The overall plan I am working on is a row by row arrangement using jelly roll strips and charms. We'll see what happens from there. Here is one layout idea that I had. By the way, I love the little pinwheels that occur in the centers, because of the way Summer trimmed her flippy corners off. Thanks again, Summer!
I link up with RSC15 at superscrappy.blogspot.com, Sew Cute Tuesday at blossomheartquilts.com and Throwback Thursday at kristaquilts.blogspot.com. Hope to see you there.
Lots of pretty projects here :)
ReplyDeleteLooking good!! I love a scrappy D9P and those tiny pinwheels in the center of the pinwheels really make that quilt. SEW cute!!
ReplyDeleteI love the little double pinwheel effect!
ReplyDeletePinwheels always make such a cheerful quilt, don't they?
Looks like you are having some fun!
ReplyDeleteLots of pretty indigo fabrics in those blocks. Great way to use up those HSTs. It's going to be a fun quilt.
ReplyDeleteCute arrangement with the strips and pinwheel blocks!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the win! Whatever you end up doing, it's going to be cute. Your D9P looks wonderful too. Have fun sewing this week!
ReplyDeleteSo much fun growing a quilt from surprise blocks! Enjoy the process.
ReplyDeletea good selection here, especially like the row quilt. Never mind 5 saturdays we also have 5 mondays that means 5 pensions going in the bank in a month! wish there were more of them it is an extra bonus
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the win! Love the little tiny pinwheels in the pinwheel blocks. Too cute.
ReplyDeleteThe balloons are coming along beautifully! Great D9P too. Adorable!
ReplyDeleteLovely fabric mix in the divided nine-patch, and the balloons are going to be a fun quilt too.
ReplyDeleteSome fun projects in progress in your sewing room. I love row quilts.
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