I started my Swoon project long ago. It was born out of a fabric pull that I cultivated slowly, over the course of a couple months. While purple is my favorite color, this combination of lime, teal and navy has been my favorite color palette for the past year and a half. I used my scraps from the Swoon project to make my Sew My Stash Mini swap package. Then in February, I used my scraps from this palette to start my Creative HST project at QuiltCon. It wasn't until this post that I noticed that my first rosette of my La Passacaglia project is in my favorite palette, too!
Creative HSTs
I made a fair amount of progress on my creative HST project.
I chopped up my slab and pieced my half square triangles only to realize that my first 92 blocks had the strips going the opposite direction in the initial HSTs.
Thankfully the scrappy look is forgiving enough that the finished blocks play nicely together. I now have 148 finished blocks. There's a lot of trimming in my future. Then I'll throw them up on the design wall and get to piecing the quilt top. I have a couple ideas for how I want to quilt it, but I'm open to suggestions on that front.
La Passacaglia
My hand piecing is creeping along slowly. I got the third star attached to the next ring of the first rosette.
Swaps
I have three open swaps at the moment. I'll be shipping the Heather Ross Mini Swap package next week. This fabric pull is destined for a swap extra.
The other two swaps don't have deadlines until early 2017. I made my inspiration mosaic for the Hazel Mania Mini Swap and I'm looking forward to getting started on my plan for my partner. The other swap is the Modern Quilt Guild Swap. No plan on that one yet.
Pattern Writing & Blog Changes
I've finally taken the leap to dedicate time on my calendar to work on pattern writing and some changes I want to make to my blog. My first pattern will be a free pattern for my baby quilt Hummingbirds. (Pattern title TBD.)
Thank you for visiting! I'm linking up to Midweek Makers and Needle and Thread Thursday.
Paige
Sarah, you've got beautiful projects in the works! I like your favorite color palette too!
sarah
Post authorThank you, Paige! I look forward to some finishes in my favorite palette! :-)
Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
I am so glad that your new Creative HST blocks play well with the original ones. I definitely wondered about purple and your favorite color palette; I can understand how a grouping of colors can be different from you favorite color. I like how that changes for me over time, too.
sarah
Post authorThank you, Yvonne. There are a lot of great palettes that include purple, but nothing that's currently as compelling to me as this palette.
Susan
Love the color combo - looks great in all projects! Thanks for sharing on Midweek Makers
sarah
Post authorThank you, Susan!
Lisa
Glad you are getting to the pattern writing as this is an important goal for you. I also love the 1/2 square triangles.
sarah
Post authorThank you, Lisa! I'm having fun with the HSTs.
Yanicka Hachez
Great projects....I love that color combinations!!!!
sarah
Post authorThank you, Yanicka.
Patricia
I love your creative HSTs! They are so pretty and soothing! Your color palette reminds me of my daughters!
Thank you for sharing!
Patricia
sarah
Post authorThank you, Patricia. I look forward to getting the top pieced. :-)