3 Down, 11 to Go

This quilt has 14 small, medium and large flowers scattered across the surface. I am not sure that middle flower will work but I'll wait until I have the rest on the quilt-think this will take a week.  I am going to my first quilt retreat the first week in August and was going to take this quilt to work on.  Because of it's size, I think I will take a few smaller easier to work on projects and get this laid out before I go-better get movin . . 

Will still need to make middles-just want to get the placements done first-2 a day should get it done in a week:)

Some Progress!

This has been more difficult than I thought it would be.  It isn't the sewing, it is the planning and color choices.  Would someone just stand over me and tell me which comes next?

The middle will be the largest section of medium toned fabrics

The problem with this kind of design as you go quilting is that I have no neat little piles of cut fabric to work from-I am pulling everything from my stash-what a mess!

Lots of thoughts crowding each other in my brain-what color flowers will go in this section?, Will this print be too busy behind the flowers?, am I being too conservative?, How do I move gracefully from color to color? can I go from light blue to dark purple (or should it be green) in one quilt?, when will you finish the baby quilt you are supposed to be working on?  I want to have the back done before the quilt retreat at the first of August so I can finish the top during the retreat.

On another note-I hate tomato worms-pulled 2 off with tweezers yesterday-yuk!

Never, Never, Never Give Up!

So, the class on Harley Cow only had 3 sign-ups. Rats.  Lots of admiring of the quilt, but people were scared.  So, went down to the shop last night and talked to the owner about another proposal,"Last Blooms of Summer"  Which will fill in one of the dates I already had for Harley and one more.  She liked the concept and now I am sprinting to get it done.

Kathy Doughty's Garden Party out of her book, "Making Quilts"

My version of the quilt will be called "Last Blooms of Summer" because it will be in Sept.  Also, the background won't be quite as busy-but the flowers will.

This is a large 70x88-almost done with the light strata

Flower colors-there will be more orange and the background will fade to greens browns and dark purples

I have always loved that quilt and wanted to do it so, it just moved up the line!  the point is that I want to teach and if the peeps need a pattern, they shall have one.  I can practice ambiguity at home:)