the pieces and I

Quilting again. Thanks goodness! I am still surprised (although at this point I probably shouldn’t be) at how therapeutic quilting is for me. Ahhhh.

I’ve been behind on my one quilt blocks, and it’s given me that nagging feeling of owing, even though I know that the whole one quilt project is rather relaxed and that no one is up-to-date. Really we’re all just a bunch of sweet, talented, and very busy people working in what we can into a combined project. Anyway, I decided to do a one-for-you, two-for-me on the blocks to get me back into it, while still allowing me to be excited about some spring projects.

This particular blocks is Nanette’s genius. Flour sacks and Japanese navy—how awesome is that? My quilt blocks are usually geometric or follow a pattern of some sort, so trying this freehand style was new (and fun) for me. No wonky seams though. I couldn’t quite get it right in my head, and there was something funny about trying to get wonkyness and failing.

And, I’m back to making border on my medallion quilt. I am bound and determined to be not too far off when the quilt a-long ends in May.