Monday, April 23, 2012

New York Beauty QAL Progress

Four more pretty blocks to share from the New York Beauty Quilt Along. I started timing myself to see just how long each of these little boogers was taking.


It takes at least 30 minutes for me to choose fabric for a block, then another 1 1/2 hours for piecing time. So, being the kind of girl I am, I decided to change the order of the blocks.


The quilt along sort of goes back and forth between an easier, then a more challenging block. Since I want to make progress at super-human speed, I'm going to start with the simplest block and work up to the hard ones. That should at least make me feel like I'm making faster progress, for a while.


I am very pleased with most of my color choices, even though every now and then I get the tiniest urge to supplement the stash with a little something new. Resistance is successful...so far.


Here's how they look on my design wall most of the time. I can keep up with my progress better when they are all neat and orderly.


But sometimes, I just have to play with them a bit. That's when I get really excited about where this project is going. This one is definitely going to be a keeper.


2 comments :

  1. Wonderful blocks....cant wait to see the finished quilt!!

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  2. Beautiful! This just might inspire me to do more paper piecing...Timing? You are starting to sound like me!

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