Round Robin from Lindsay

The Round Robin quilt from Lindsay is in my possession now. She did the red and white checkerboard border and now my challenge is to do the applique round on this quilt. What would you do?

I know exactly what I am going to do and have everything cut out ready to sew. It is going to require some precision work, so after making my decisions, cutting my fabric and laying it all out, I decided to quit for today. I need to be nice and fresh when I begin to sew. NO mistakes. Oh my, is that possible?

Today I am very grateful for air conditioning. It is hot and humid here - not my kind of weather. I would actually sacrifice buying fabric for the cost of running air conditioning. I almost - not quite - would sacrifice peanut butter for air conditioning. Let's go over that again - #1 is peanut butter, #2 is air conditioning, #3 is fabric. Those are my priorities. And because I am a woman, I reserve the right to change that list at whim.

3rd Round

Squares is the theme for the third round of this Round Robin quilt that my friend Lindsay and I are exchanging. I chose to do Square in a Square in a Square and made the top and bottom blocks larger to change the square size of the quilt. In order to get precise sizing for these odd shaped blocks, I used Electric Quilt 6 to do my math and give me the ability to do the blocks using paper-piecing. Let me tell you, I was thrilled when everything fit together perfectly! The next round will be applique and I will get this quilt back. I've seen the "square" round and it is a delightful checkerboard. Pictures to come........(soon, I hope).

Round Robin Progress

My friend Lindsay and I are doing two Round Robin quilts. This is the center that she started and some fabric that I was auditioning to do the first round of triangles. It was a challenge doing the math to make everything fit, but I am happy with the results.

Today I am grateful for -

1. A nice bowl of chili - it was cold and rainy here today.

2. Uninterrupted sewing time.

3. Good memories of a Happy Easter