New Year's Reflection Swap Quilt

I should be designing my McCall's challenge #2 and I really am on the EQ program...I can only sit a the computer for so long. Right now I'm still in the stage of questioning what I really want to do. After 4-6 trial EQ quilts- I think I've found the block I want to do- had to draw it myself.  The border is figured out too, so it's time to cut some fabric soon. You can read the details at the link above and see all the Bios again.  They are adding the Challenge #1 quilts to those pages soon. YEA!

Meanwhile... I had the quilt pictured on the Design Wall Monday. I have planned to make alternating blocks to mimic the Paper pieced additions to make the faux Mother's Favorite blocks. It eliminates extra seams also.  I even tried to do the partial faux blocks.  Had to take a break tonight and take a picture. I'm running out of the green I used, and hope they still have some at Stash or Lynn has some I think because it was her big border fabric for her Sylvia's Bridal Sampler. That gives me time to ask for opinions on this one, so Comment if you think this is going to work.  If not, I'll be making at least 8 Paper pieced corner blocks, and 20 for the top, bottom and sides. This doesn't include the Border paper pieced blocks that are needed. UGG! I also had to make the MINI 4.5" True Lover's Knot block, (it's the one in the lower right corner) I made it 3-D.  That was a '3rd times the charm' block.  Note to self---1.5" pieces aren't fun to sew into 3-D blocks. I'm making progress and am glad I have something else to work on that can be shown right now.  The Challenge quilt has a deadline and I have a couple swaps to break it up also.
UPDATE: Lynn didn't have the exact same fabric in her stash of Nancy Halvorsen fabrics but she did have a Better Idea.  Watch for MONDAY's Design Wall to see what she helped me figure out.  I love "Quilting by committee"

Design Wall Monday- July 4, 2011

These are the Swap 4.5" blocks I have received from the one on one swap with the SBS Yahoo group.  They are ready for the rest of the block to make them a "Mother's Favorites" that make a New Year's Reflections quilt like the one from Jennifer Chiaverini's More Elm Creek Quilts book. I have two duplicate blocks and am missing the True Lover's knot block.  I'll have to make one when I get done celebrating the 4th of July with the family and Having my Army Son home for a while.  The other walls are the same as the past two weeks. 

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Design Wall Monday, May 23, 2011

These are the swap blocks I have received thus far from the ladies in the SBS and Other Elm Creek Quilter's group on Yahoo.  Mine is the lower right side.  I have 7 more coming to give me the set of 12.  I still have Block Lotto Blocks on one wall and the 6 New Year's Reflections blocks from my Friendship block swappers group.  I need to catch up on the Civil War Blocks and finish quilting my UFO for the month.  That's what is on the agenda.

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