I finished up the wonky Lori Holt paper pieced hearts in blue & will finish the AWOL February reds next month. There were lots of blue blocks to make this month with all the shades.
I made these 10 Patchwork Hearts by Quilty Love this week. At the beginning of the year, I planned out my finished quilt with how many of each color heart I wanted & where in the quilt, so that I would know each month how many I needed to make. I can’t wait for this finish, as each month I’m excited about these cute blocks! Also, in the lower left corner you can see the end of the leftover row tablerunner that has a border made from the leftover backing of the topper. Which is almost done having the binding sewn down!
Here are the first four blocks of my squirrel project! The Summer Block Party is a free sew-along where some of my favorite designers are giving away a block to sew into a fun summer quilt. They’ve released all the patterns, but are still accepting sign-ups through July, so you can get in on all the fun! I’ve been having fun working on these blocks. I’d originally intended to just do them scrappy from my stash, but couldn’t really pull together fabrics I liked, so made a trip to my local store for the suggested solids. So many had been in to buy them that I had to substitute 2 shades & get a different background than they used! But I’m liking the result.
I just saw the color announcement for July is aqua. Silly me, I figured aqua was included in all the blues, so I did my aqua blocks this month! I guess July is going to be a WIP month for me.
I used to include aqua with the blues, but I could never quite get through it all, and I do love the look of the turquoise on its own. Beautiful sailboats, they do look nautical with the solids.
Summer Block Party looks like it’s going to make a fun quilt, Sue! Enjoy your “free” month since you already sewed up your aqua blocks. Will you be able to find something to do? I’m guessing you will.