Status Report

I'm a sewing machine... wait. That doesn't sound right. I'm a sewing maniac. Yes, much more accurate. As time allows, Sharon tries to quilt, quilt, quilt. Well, piece really.

In February I went a little fabric shopping crazy. Kah-ray-zee. On my blog feed I've been seeing future projects and wanted to get the fabric before it sold out. So I bought fabric.

I've also been working on my BOM project. I'm a little behind: the project gives me three blocks to complete a month. I did January in time, but I've only done one block for February. It was practicing half square triangles. You remember half-square triangles from my Basics class, right?  When you put four half square triangles together you get a windmill.  Well, my BOM for February is focusing on half-square triangles.  I was going to finish my February projects this weekend.

Then it snowed.  It snowed nine inches and I was home and needed something to do.  So I started one of those rainy day projects.  This project was one of the first projects I wanted to complete when I decided that quilting was for me.  So I got the fabric that I purchased in my February Fabric Frenzie, and started.

Did you guess? Yes!  It involves, almost exclusively, half-square triangles.  100 of them so far.

there are 19 windmills

There are 24 large half square triangles

there are 100 half square triangle in all.  I love the color combinations.

Now what?  Well, I need a place to put everything together.  Placing my squares in the order i want them on the ground isn't conducive to my sad knees.  I need a large table top.  Also, the fabric isn't ready for purchase.  I've learned that pre-cuts are sold before the yardage (marketing geniuses at work).  

Also, I won a blog challenge:

... hey that's me!

.... and I want to buy the border, binding, and backing for this quilt with this gift!

It's so exciting, isn't it?

Love It, So I Pinned It: Windy Days

Moda Bake Shop. It's a great site, isn't it?  I visit the blog once a week for inspiration.  Not just to get ideas, but to inspire me to continue the journey of quilting.  I love the creativity of the men and women who come up with these "quilting recipes."

Several months ago (May 2011), I ran across this quilt.  I love it.  Why? I love the white space. I adore the pinwheels.    The town I live in is known for windmills; in its heyday it had three windmill manufacturers... there are windmills everywhere in the city.  I'd like to do my part and put some windmills on a quilt.  When I created my Basics quilt, I struggled with half-square triangle, but I persevered.  (Here is the pinwheel square I created for that Basics class.)

But back to the Windy Days Quilt... it's still on my to do list, and according to my Pinterest account, I've pinned this particular quilt some time last year.  Better get on it!

I love that white space!