You could say I'm working hard these days to keep being productive on the crafting front. Despite the declaration of my new goal of keeping realistic and manageable goals, somehow I've managed to, how do you say, feel like I've buried myself in 23985 projects. The good part about this, if you'd consider this good, is that I'm finally working on quilts for myself. Proof here.
Behold, the modest beginnings of my Grellow Quilt. Originally intended as a whole cloth quilt to practice free motion, I decided to deviate a little and incorporate a teentsy bit of piecing. But don't get your hopes up yet. These strips are just a test mock up to see if I've got enough fabric to pull it off.
This crazy pile of madness is my Mod Sampler Quilt for the Mod Sampler Quilt-along. I decided to join for the sake of learning something new by following someone else's quilting process and to create something without having to put a lot of thought into it. I must say, though, that even though I'm following a pattern for this quilt, just the fabric picking process alone was enough to drive me batty. The crazy selection of fabrics here was mostly an exercise in stash busting (Let's just tentatively nickname this quilt the "Funky Floral Freak-out"). Eight of the twelve fabrics here are all stash. I caved and purchased four pieces to make the quilt cohesive without looking too schizophrenic. Not sure that I did such a great job on avoiding schizophrenia, but we'll see how this turns out in the end.
Now onto the sneak peaks.. I've been knitting!
More soon.. have a great week!
Comments (13)
Can't wait to follow the progress on your quilt! Your knitting looks fantastic!
Posted by adrienne | March 30, 2009 4:20 AM
Love the grellow! And Ishbel :)
Posted by Veronique | March 30, 2009 7:31 AM
Your quilts are going to be awesome (as always)! Ishbel is looking so lovely! I think I may need to join the club and cast on for one myself!
Posted by Leah | March 30, 2009 7:49 AM
schizophrenic? I prefer the word whimsical. :-)
Posted by Aly | March 30, 2009 8:03 AM
You're on a roll! Can't wait to see the quilt progress.
Posted by Steph | March 30, 2009 10:43 AM
I like the fabrics you're using for the quilt-a-long. I've been thinking about that, but I need to size the quilt up and I'm not sure how much harder that would make it... Gorgeous lace. I can't wait to hear all about it.
Posted by Stephanie | March 30, 2009 1:42 PM
Can't wait to see more of that quilt and the beautiful shawls!
Posted by tiennie | March 30, 2009 6:53 PM
dude, that grellow quilt is going to be awesome. and the lace is gorgeous!
Posted by mai | March 30, 2009 9:33 PM
Ohh. I love the quilt fabrics. Can't wait to see the finished masterpieces.
Posted by carlitadee | April 3, 2009 7:41 PM
ooooh, i can't wait to see your next quilt.. and you made ishbel too? my god that pattern's popular right now!
Posted by gleek | April 5, 2009 2:58 PM
Love the quilt color combos you've chosen! So pretty!
Posted by Christie | April 8, 2009 3:04 PM
You are a tease! I can't wait to see all that you are working on, R~
Posted by lolly | April 9, 2009 10:51 AM
hi, i happened on your blog while seeking inspiration for my first quilt... a baby quilt with kitty yoshida's city girl in pink/espresso. I'd love to know the name of the yellow/green flower print. it's so beautiful!
Posted by aishak | May 25, 2009 4:29 PM