The dilemna: I needed (wanted) a different comforter for my king size bed. I trolled Pinterest, found a post by Macy's featuring a quilt with a large pieced panel in the center, the width of the quilt.
Cheater solution: I bought a king size quilt from Stein Mart ($29 !!). Bought $$ quilt fabric which I cut into 2-1/2" strips. Which brings me to the current step in the process - laying out the strips and sewing them together.
Stay tuned for progress reports :)
Table runner using the Quick Curve ruler and the included pattern. I added chains to accomodate my loooong table :)
Finished the first section :) Five blocks, assorted strips, lots of color and pattern - off to a good start!
A trip to Etc. yielded this batch of fun fabrics for the Gypsy Wife quilt. The fabrics are washed, starched, ironed and ready to cut. Woot woot!
Pulled this pitifully small collection of fabrics from my stash. It is woefully inadequate - I have no small volumn prints and few light values. Clearly a trip to the fabric store is in order ;)
This three panel painting (triptych in art speak) was a personal challenge in color mixing. Using ONLY the basic cyan (blue), magenta, cadmium yellow "primaries" I painted this for my AZ home. White was used to create tints for value/contrast.
After repeatedly pinning photos of the Gypsy Wife quilt, I caved, bought the pattern, and have started the journey :) A local Mesa, AZ, quilt shop Etc. pointed me in the direction of a Valley quilter's "quilt along" at hydeeannsews.blogspot.com. So with bags packed, so to speak, the journey begins!!
