The seam ripper is my friend...the seam ripper is my friend....the seam...

I decided the white was just too much, so tomorrow I will be taking it apart.  Cutting the white strips into different sizes pieces and adding the black strips to break it all up.

I know I will be happier with it, but I just have to cringe at the thought of taking it apart and cutting it up.  Oh well - it will certainly look better!

Quilt in progress........

Here are a couple of pics of the very top of the quilt.  The camera does not pick up the fabric prints very well.  What looks like solid black are actually a black on black floral and a gray on black swish-ey print.  All of my previous quilts were very country, this one is supposed to be more contemporary and its hard for me to be a good judge on how it looks. 

At first I thought there was too much white, but when I laid it on the bed with the black stripes going horizontal I liked it better and the white did not seem so overwhelming.

I intended to make it square, 100 x 100 so they can use it either way or even as a wall hanging if they desire.

The rest of the pieces are cut and it should not take me long to finish assembling it.  The longest part will be doing the actual quilting!

Its Wedding Quilt Time!!

My youngest is getting married sometime this summer/fall.  No date set yet.  I am very happy for him and love my soon to be DIL!
Plus its a great excuse to start another quilt!  This one will be black & white.  More contemporary than any I have ever made and a very simple pattern.  I 'Googled' black & white contemporary quilts and found one on Etsy that I really liked.  The owner made it wall hanging size but its easily adaptable to any size since it is just simple rows made up of different black/white fabrics against a white background.

Fabric is in the washer now and I will probably get started tomorrow.  Which means you won't hear from me for a while!

Thanks for reading!

Wednesday Morning. Finally finished Pinwheel Quilt Top!!!

WOW - never thought I would finish this one and its really not finished!  There are 2 or 3 pinwheels that I want to adjust eventually.  I am going to put it away for now and won't pull it out till I need it. Then I will make the adjustments, do the border, backing etc.

It does look better in the picture than in real life!

I am glad I perservered through to finish it, as hard as it was for me to do.  I think the pattern is so cute, but there is just too much room for error for a novice like me.

Oh well, whatever baby gets this one will certainly not notice the 'character'!

Thursday Morning

Well, its been a bit since I posted last.  Not much new as far as quilting goes.  The pinwheel quilt will be the end of me!!  Never again.  Looked so simple, yet having so much trouble with it.  I am down to the last two rows.  One row is completed just needs to be sewn together and then sewn on. The last row is laid out but the pinwheels are not yet constructed.  I can't wait to get it finished and then put it away!

I know that someday, when I want to back and quilt it, I will like it.  However you quilters know how it goes.....you spend days nose to fabric, see all the little areas that could be better, taking it apart a million times to redo it, sweeping up all the thread pieces off the floor, and suddenly you don't like it anymore!

I am determined to finish it though and not let it beat me! :)