Monday, December 22, 2014

The Quiltalong of Stops and Starts...

When I was literally two weeks into a new (and labor intensive) paper pieced quilt, I saw that Lee at Freshly Pieced was hosting a quiltalong at We All Sew for her latest pattern called Chandelier.  I loved this pattern so much and was already dying for a change from the crazy tiny paper piecing.  But I was determined NOT to go fabric shopping - I had done too much of that recently.  So I gave myself a couple of self-imposed rules


Rule #1: I wanted to try and look through my hefty Pinterest folder of color schemes and pick something that I liked but wouldn't usually be immediately drawn to.  Plus, I wanted to pick a color in that palette for the background that was not my usual light or white background.  The above four choices were my top picks.


After a lot of IG hemming and hawing, I decided on the deeply saturated tapestry palette with the bright aqua blue as the background solid.  Which brings me to Rule #2:  I could participate in the quiltalong if I shopped from my own stash - with the one necessary exception being if I needed more solids for the background. I did a fairly quick fabric pull and came up with a solid selection.


I was JAZZED and ready to go!  And then came the cutting.

So. much. cutting.

But I powered through and was still on track for week two!  Celebrating, I opened up the instructions for week two.  And then read about the epic amount of HSTs.


So. many. half-square-triangles. to. trim.  Spoiler alert:  I did not stay on track for week three.


In fact, I did manage to complete a few blocks but only because I stopped assembling all the HSTs as my brain was begging for a break.  And sadly, they are still all hanging out to the side of my ironing board.  Just waiting for me to pick them up and start again.


I'm coming lovelies....eventually.

3 comments:

  1. Absence makes the heart grow fonder? :D If you push through a tired brain, it'll make you hate the pretties. MUCH better to let them rest and anxiously await your return. And it's still going to turn out gorgeous!!!!

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    1. Sorry, for having to delete my comment. It was only because I realized after the fact that you had done some of the blocks. Anyway, my main point I wanted to say was that I love, like really love, how you picked out your colors and the colors you picked! Judging by the fabrics, I would have to agree that this quilt is going to be gorgeous! Beth

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