Quilt planning...

One Thing One Week Challenge:
Amy over at Amy's Creative Side hosts a week long  Challenge .  Originally I'd planned to get my daughter's quilt finished, but I'm still a few inches (ok a few feet...) short of that goal as a few activities were cancelled this week which meant I didn't have time for a hand project.  So what did I complete this week... 3 embroidered tea towels are complete.  Also further progress on various other embroidery projects (or Christmas presents) and my older two kids birthday presents.

Quilt #1 Progress
I am not quite finished the binding on this quilt.  I had planned to work on it at my kids classes last weekend, but two of my sons martial arts classes were cancelled last week, and then my husband took him to band on Sunday -- so I was down 2.5 hours of stitching time.

Quilt #2 Progress
But right now I am also designing my older two kids quilts.  For my son's nautical quilt, I am combining a number of different blocks, some from patterns I've found online and others from inspiration from other designs I've seen.  So far I have one strip finished and a few others cut out, and some only in my brain!  The one block I'm struggling with is the mariner's compass that I wanted to put in it.  I don't think I have the correct fabrics for it... so might have to go buy another couple of colours....  still thinking on that block.



Quilt #3 Progress


My daughter's quilt is hearts and stars in an assortment of different patterns.  So far I have 4 sets of blocks completed - 4 blocks of each pattern, plus a bunch of HSTs, QSTs and squares in various pink and purple fabrics (in various sizes, since I have extra cut from some blocks, and mis-cut some).  I really wonder where I'm going with this one...

Process Pledge

Today I think I'll start respond to the following prompts...

• Is this quilt intended for a specific person?  How did that inform your choices?
• Yes the two quilts I'm working on are for my older two kids.  
• My sons quilt is being made to match his bedroom which is currently decorated in a nautical theme, the colours of fabric come from some of the nautical fabrics I have found to include.  
• My daughter's quilt colours are chosen because she loves purple and pink.  Some of the fabrics were given to me from a friend, so I have various pieces in size from Fat Eights to yardage!
• Are you following a pattern, emulating a block you saw somewhere, using a liberated process, or totally winging it?
• Am I following a pattern?  NO! At least not for the whole quilts, I am following patterns for some of the blocks.  But right now for the most part I feel like I'm winging it!