Monday

I finished my swap quilt.

10" squares of Kaffe Fasset with a coordinate to match.

Isn't it wild?

The tutorial for this block is here.

This little quilt top was an experiment.

I did NO planning.

I just did some cutting and sewing.

Since I didn't do any planning......

I ended up with a pretty small quilt top.

Right now it's only 48"x48".

I guess TECHNICALLY it's NOT finished.

I do want it to GROW.

And.....

If I want it to grow...

You've GOT IT......

I'll have to SHOP!

Ah well......

Worse things have happened!!!

:)

Who won the book, you ask??

sosarahsew!

Congratulations!!!

Getting somewhere

Here's my new beauty!

This one's going pretty fast only because...

I'm using 10" squares!

I laid two 10" squares together.

Right sides UP.

Made four diagonal cuts.

I imagined rays from the sun as I cut.

I DID NOT mark....

That makes it so much more FUN!!!

;)

I tried not to get too close to any of the corners!

That way I won't have too many seams in ONE place.

I lay them out like this.

Sew them together.

Beware!

They do not turn into SQUARE blocks at this point.

You have to trim them!

In a perfect world they should be 9"...

but mine are 8 3/4".

Am I concerned?

NO.

Hey!

They look kind of nice on point too....huh?

Is there a name for this block?

I'd kind of like to name mine

"SUNSHINE"

 :)

fabric swap

Getting quilters together for a swap is a

WONDERFUL THING!!!

It means a pile of twenty 10" squares coupled with

a coordinating fabric.....

Turns into THIS!!!!

Which in turn......

Turns into blocks like this.....

Making one....

SPECTACULAR, COLORFUL,

KAFFE FASSETT QUILT!!!

Let the CUTTING and SEWING begin!