Elate Quilt Along

So it's finally time to cut into my Memento fat-quarter bundle, Carolyn Friedlander's new line with Ruby Star Society! As I mentioned in my August Fabric Usage post, I purchased a yard extra of some of my favorite prints, so ignore those at the bottom of the photo below. Totally didn't think of taking a picture of just the fat quarters!

But when I saw Carolyn's announcement that she was having an Elate quilt along featuring her Elate quilt pattern, I figured it would be a fun first thing to do with this delightful fabric. The pattern offers several sizes, and I'm going with the lap-sized Medium, 60" x 72", which uses 18 fat-quarters.

So I've already spent a little time sorting through the fabrics, and deciding what I want to pair with what. Of course that could change somewhat as I start getting blocks up on the design wall, but at least it's a start. And I did decide to do a test run of all three block styles, and I'm loving how they turned out.

And then I was able to squeeze in a few more blocks earlier this week, and hopefully can make a few more every day or so. At least they are pretty quick blocks to sew up.

So according to the qal schedule, September 3-16 we should be cutting and sewing blocks and sewing rows together. We'll see if that schedule works for me, but at least I've got a start.