Big Plans to Finish Something

If there's anything I excel at, it's accumulating works in progress. However, since I've moved my sewing room to a smaller and more publicly visible location downstairs, I'm trying to par down the collection. (Wait 'til the in-law see how I've transformed the dining room!) Here's what I aspire to finish in the near future:

From the top left, we have:

• Lonestar Pillow using the free pattern from Six White Horses, which originated at Quilt Bliss
• Arrowhead Quilt from Amy Garro of 13 Spool's Tribal Block Club
• Snowflake Shimmer from Yvonne Fuchs of Quilting Jetgirl's QAL
• Sampler Quilt in C+S made from Summer Breeze Quilt remnants
• April Blocks for Gridster Bee
• Wonderland Quilt made with C+S's Wonderland collection

The Wonderland Quilt is my April aspiration for: 

The remaining projects are for:

I best get back to sewing if I'm to have a chance of finishing any of these! See you soon.

Tutti Frutti Goes Modern

I've been working on a modernized version of Tutti Frutti by Gail Garber. You can see Gail's renditions here:

Tutti Frutti

Tutti Frutti #3

Tutti Frutti #4

Like her versions, I employed a gradient of color and fussy cutting.

This top is a testament to my extensive experience as a fabric curator. Or in layman's terms: All my fabric hoarding is paying off, as seen here! I pulled a rainbow of modern basics in fuchsia, tangerine, mustard yellow, chartreuse, teal, navy, and orchid. The background is an assortment of low volume prints. I only pulled ones that had a single color of print that matches one of the colors used in the spikes or geese on a bright white background.

Cotton + Steel, Acacia by Tula Pink, Pearl Bracelets by Lizzy House, Sunprints by Alison Glass, Collage by Carrie Bloomston, Road 15 by Sweetwater for Moda, Waterfront Park by Violet Craft, Michael Miller Stitch, and Just My Type by Patti Miller for Michael Miller are among the fabric lines I pulled to create a scrappy look.

Currently, I'm admiring her as I contemplate quilting and finish off my bee blocks for this month.

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