The girls left for camp on Sunday. The house is so quiet! But along with that lack of noise, comes bigger freedom with how I spend my time. On my way home from exercise yesterday, I stopped at JoAnn's in the hope of finding the newest fabric line from Cloud 9 Fabrics. And I was in luck!
I cut eight 5" squares from each of the 12 prints and 6 solids. I chain pieced them into pairs blindly – pulling them out of a bag and then arranged the pairs into rows for a 54" square quilt top. I worked on it in spurts, between a doctor's appointment and a trip to the quilt shop for backing and binding. Still, it came together quickly – maybe about 3 hours of sewing, plus about 30 minutes of cutting. It's a good reminder for me that I can accomplish quite a lot in small bits of time. I often think I need a huge block of hours strung together to get anything done. Sure, that is ideal, but knocking off tasks one by one still get it done.
Basting and quilting should happen today. I'm going to try to video my method for the loopy quilting to share with you all later this week. See you then.
this is amazing erin! i am in perpetual awe of how fast you make quilts! also, i must find out if this fabric is in stock at my local joanns- those yellows would be perfect for filling in what i already have for my baby quilt. it’s beautiful!
Zounds!
Camp… who knew?!
You made beautiful use of your small bits of time.
And I am looking forward to this “looping quilting”
business. I just finished a quilt top, and it needs
basting-quilting-binding, too.
OMG, Joanns carries the new Cloud 9 now?! GAH! Must go! Your quilt is so beautiful!
you are a machine ! 😉
Very pretty! I’m looking forward to the quilting tutorial. Thanks!
I saw this fabric collection on JoAnn’s–such a nice surprise! I love what you’ve done with the fabric. The simple patchwork shows off the prints so nicely!
Lovely! I need to get in hear to sew a quilt! Btw congratulations on your book. Huge accomplishment! Can’t wait for a copy.
I’ve thought about this for two days. 30 minutes to cut all that out?!? What is your secret? I consider myself a reasonably fast worker, but cutting 72 squares from 18 fabrics would have definitely taken me closer to an hour.
Looking forward to seeing the finished quilt ~ I’m thinking this may just be my favorite 🙂
Looks awesome already. I love the fabric. I’ve been thinking that doing a bit here and there is the only way to go with a busy life.
I did not just read that Joann’s has cloud 9. (Covering ears and eyes “lalalalalalala”) Those blocks look great. Did you get your painted floors all done?
I love the fabric and how lovely your quilts turn out. I’m just hoping you don’t throw those selvages away! They make lovely creations too! If you are throwing, I’m happy to “catch” them. 😉
Love the colors! Looking forward to seeing it finished.