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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

W.i.P. Wednesday

Here it is, W.i.P. Wednesday again. It's been a week of working willy-nilly on several projects at once. But progress is progress!

Completed projects
Color Block Placemats -My first finish of the year! If you missed the post, here it is. 

Modern Blocks bee - Finished my block for this bee's first month here. Alisha is going to have one beautiful bliss-ful quatrefoil quilt!

Ongoing projects
Hometown "Wild Thing" - Only 6/42 blocks done, but the rest are all cut out! (pattern by Thimble Blossoms


Japanese x and + swap blocks -This flickr swap runs through February 18. Twelve blocks done so far . . these little guys are addicting! It's been fun rummaging through my scrap basket to put these together. (tutorial by badskirt found here)

Modern Halves scrap quilt for Scrap Attack - Working through my stack of colors, 5 blocks are done, with another orange, green, and purple one cut out. (pattern by Elizabeth Dackson of Don't Call Me Betsy here)

Upcoming projects  
* Put together Scrappy Depression Blocks NEW 
For the Love of Solids Swap - signed up and waiting to get my partner!
* do.Good Stitches January blocks - cancelled; taking a break in January . . .
* A Christmas quilt to coordinate with my tree skirt NEW
* "On a Whim" NEW
* Table runner for my cousin NEW
* Pattern for Mango - hopefully in early 2012!
* A light box
* Quilts for siblings #2 and #3


Linking up with W.i.P. Wednesday . . .

WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced

25 comments:

  1. I love your hometown quilt. And I have been wanting to do the Japanese + and X blocks forever! Yours look great!

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  2. Super fun projects! I love those + and X blocks.

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  3. You've been busy. Love the Hometown quilt. Should look amazing finished.

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  4. Great projects loving the wild thing!

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  5. Love your scrappy x and + blocks, so fun! Can't wait to see you start cutting your Modern Halves blocks, they are going to be great!

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  6. Great looking projects! I agree with the addictive properties of the Japanese x and + blocks!! I can't seem to stop, and I'm only planning 5 for the swap!

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  7. Your wild thing quilt is going to be great. And I just LOVE how your Modern Halves blocks are coming along!

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  8. I think the colors you use in your palette are amazing..they are so bright and happy...beautiful and congratulations on your finishes...which were once wip's. It's good to see progress made!

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  9. Those are all so lovely, I can't pick a favourite.

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  10. your japanese x and +'s are really cool-perfectly scrappy and happy. :)

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  11. Oh Debbie, it all looks so great! You've really been cranking out those x and + blocks, wow! It's fun seeing my scraps in there. Wild Thing is looking great so far as well. Makes me miss Hometown!

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  12. Love seeing all those x and + blocks one place and together, they look great!

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  13. You've been so busy! Everything looks so lovely! Your Swoon blocks are what finally inspired me to do my own version. Mine is a Carpenter's Wheel but looks very similar!

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  14. Love your x and + blocks. I have been working on them as well and I like them all. I love your half moon! I was thinking about starting that and not sure about the scraps but love them. Nice work.

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  15. Oh, you are making me want to ditch my priorities and work on a + and x quilt!! Beautiful things going on here!

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  16. i need a x&+ quilt. i love how scrappy and bright yours looks. i need to make one of these blocks... today, well tomorrow, too busy today.

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  17. Looks like you have had a fab week. Love all your stuff and the finsihed placemats are fantastic!

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  18. You have been very busy. The hometown blocks look great and I love your x and+ blocks. I think I may have to try making them soon.

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  19. I bow at the feet of your x and + productivity! And love the look of that wild thing quilt! I have a layer cake of Hometown that I keep changing my mind about what I want to do with

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  20. Debbie, you are one busy woman! You are right - progress is progress. What amazing colors you've chosen for your projects!

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  21. I've been admiring your x and + blocks on Flickr! They're fantastic.

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  22. Your blocks look fabulous Debbie!!

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  23. Oh I really love those + and x blocks - beautiful all together!

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  24. Looking good, Debbie! If I had the extra time, I would have jumped in on the X and + swap. I love the blocks I have been seeing.

    I really like that 'On a Whim' pattern too. The aqua and white that they show would be perfect for winter.

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  25. Lots of pretty blocks! Your X and + blocks are fabulous. Thanks for linking up to WIP Wednesday. : )

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