Monday, June 22, 2009

Ketchup weekend, Design Wall Monday and other fun

This past weekend was a Ketchup weekend organized by Pat Sloan. I do not have any block of the months started that I needed to get caught up with, but I did have something I wanted to make. So I got to work on a quilted sweatshirt jacket. I made some good progress, but still have a ways to go.
Here is what I have so far.


I'm not sure I like it, but I will wait until I'm finished to form my final opinion.

Judy L. has been doing a feature called Design Wall Monday, where she shows what is on her wall and shares links to other quilter's blogs and design walls. I think it is fun to see what other quilters are working on, so I decided to share the state of my design wall today.

Here's a peek at what I'm playing with this week.

These are nine-patch blocks from some swaps I did a couple years ago. I made one quilt with my swap blocks last year. And I had all but about about a dozen of the black/white setting blocks needed for this one already made. So I whipped those up and am now ready to make up the quilt top. I will probably shuffle the nine-patches around a bit, until I like the balance before I start stitching them together.

And speaking of playing with swap blocks, this is what came off my wall before I put up the nine-patches. I swapped these blocks last year with some internet friends. The swap did not result in a lot of blocks, and I was going to make more so I could get a decent sized quilt. But, I am really trying to finish things, so I put my blocks up on the wall just to see what I could do with them. The result is a small quilt top, probably a good baby quilt size. It works for me, so I'm going with it.

The block pattern for this one came from Bonnie over at Quiltville. I chose this setting for the blocks, but there are so many great ways to play with them for different looks.




6 comments:

Quilter Kathy said...

You have a very exciting design wall there! Lots of beautiful quilts in progress! I have a lot of 9 patch blocks hanging around here too from exchanges in years gone by...I love your layouts...both the one you already finished and the one you are working on!

Judy D in WA said...

You do have an exciting wall! I have a jacket I made but only wear it at home. I like it but...
Isn't the design wall great??? I love putting things up and then leaving them only to come back and move things around and around. I finally have to tell myself to stop playing and start sewing. :)
I like the setting for your string blocks. I have a stack of those too but not enough to do anything with yet.

Shannon said...

I especially like the second quilt and that you are making it work so that you can finish.

a good yarn said...

Wow! Fantastic design wall show. Both quilts look amazing. Ann :)

West Michigan Quilter said...

I love your zigzag quilt. You have such a way with color. I love the scrappy look. I'm going to have to try that one.

West Michigan Quilter said...

I just saw that you got your wooly flowers done. I love that border. It is beautiful!!!