I didn’t intend to start something new with all the ufos that I have to finish. I follow Laura Kate’s blog, Daily Fiber, and am going to do this year’s round robin. I’m always a week behind because I don’t belong to the group and just jump in with the block of the week after Laura Kate posts hers. It’s interesting to see how the other ladies design their blocks. 

I decided to use only what is in my stash this time. Years ago, I won fabric sample fabric at the local quilt shop. There isn’t enough fabric to make anything, so it has been sitting in the drawer for a long time. There are two color ways.

The teal and blue are colors that I use, but the orange and purple are not. Which one should I choose?

I decided that if I didn’t choose the orange and purple it would go to the bottom of the pile again. Then, I went to the hand dyed drawer. There are lots of fabrics that go with the orange and purple fabric. I pulled out a few to see how they would look. 

There are still more that I can pull if I run out.

The block this week is the signature block. My plan is to use a fabric from the hand dyed and one from the fabric sample on each round. I’ll choose the colors as I go. The purple is from the sample and the orange is from the hand dyed.

 

The center is one 9″ block. I couldn’t cut up the angry birds. They are cute. Hopefully, this will be big enough for a baby quilt. 

Have a great day and happy quilting. 

Happy Birthday, Miss Molly. It’s not proper to tell an older lady’s age, but Miss Molly is now 14 years old. She is doing very well for a lady of her age. Her job as quality control inspector is on hold for a while until her mom can get back to the sewing room. It’s been one virus after another for a long while. now. There has been no finished work in the sewing room this far in 2024. The best is to come. Miss Molly and I will get back to work as soon as we can. 

 

Miss Molly with her friend, Cooper

Miss Molly checking out the big bag of Kaufmann Japanese fabric. It passed inspection

This has to be for me. 

Miss Molly posing for her applique 

I have been working on the hexagon star, It is a long-term project. Hand work is slow. I still have 35 small flowers and 7 large flowers to make before I can put it all together. 

Angela Walters third class on dot to dot free motion quilting has come. I have finished the first class but will try to do the other two soon. 

Have a great day and happy quilting.