What I'm Working On

 How did I do July 7-13?

Amazing progress on the hexagon quilt!! 

• hexagon quilt - take blue borders off  DONE
• hexagon quilt - add pink borders DONE
• hexagon quilt - prepare backing DONE
• hexagon quilt - prepare batting DONE
• hexagon quilt - start quilting DONE
• hexagon quilt - finish quilting DONE
• hexagon quilt - prepare binding DONE
• hexagon quilt - attach binding DONE
• clean off the table top, deal with remains of recent projects  PROGRESS  - enough progress that I can work on the photo albums and was able to square up and cut binding for the hexagon quilt

I am trying very hard to make progress on the photo albums, but I didn't want to abandon the sewing projects.  Having a nauseatingly detailed list kept me moving along each day.  I never imagined I really would finish it this week!

Finished.

An outreach at church helps young women who are expecting and in need.  When they started last year I offered to make quilts for them.  I think they gave away 4-5 quilts.  I was not blogging or keeping track back then.  

When we lived in Guatemala I had a group of women who I taught to sew and our projects were baby quilts for when babies got dedicated in church.  So I love being able to help this outreach in my love language - quilts!  Last week I got a message that there are already 10 women signed up for the current program - representing 12 babies!  

Hence the urgency to finish the hexagon quilt which is already spoken for and cannot be used for this project.  The first due are boy/girl twins in September.  I have this quilt that I made a while back and has been in the closet waiting a home.  

My idea is to make the same Bricks and Stepping Stones pattern, but in pinks for the girl.  I will keep the front solids and then put a fun print on the back so that they coordinate.  Since I finished the hexagon quilt early, I was able cut most of the bricks and sew all of the long strips for the 4-patches yesterday.  

I think it will go together quickly.  I kind of remember that from when I made the jungle one a while back.  The pinks and purple will be the bricks and the turquoise will be the 4-patches.  I need 9 more bricks but I am waiting to see what color it needs when I get to the layout stage.  Due to availability of colors this will have a more random color placement.

The pattern is Bricks and Stepping Stones by Bonnie Hunter.  I highly recommend this pattern.

TO DO LIST FOR July 14-20

• match up the strips and subcut the turquoise 4-patches
• sew the 4-patches
• attach 4-patches to bricks
• figure out the layout
• web the top
• find a backing
• sandwich the quilt
• brainstorm ideas for the twin girls due in November

I have some commitments this week, so I think this will be enough to keep me moving along.