I didn’t venture far from the house over the weekend — to the grocery store on Saturday afternoon, and to a local bar & grill to pick up some wings during the second quarter of the football game yesterday (I had a hankering!). There was a lot of laundry to do, fold & put away on Sunday. And we watched some of the Olympics — mostly the figure skating team competition. And putzed. As we do.
I worked on my quilting class homework on Saturday. I was to make the “Economy” block, start-to-finish, and then choose fabrics & cut the pieces for the “Friendship Star.”
Just for grins, I played around with different arrangements of the half-square triangles to see what it would look like. I love this play on circles & squares & triangles & dots & diamonds & grids & I thought of Josef Albers more than once. As it says on my Ravelry profile, IDEAS WILL EMERGE! haha.
This is how the block is actually put together & sewn up. I’m excited to make the star block tomorrow night… and also get extra homework because I’ll miss next week’s class.
I’m flying down to Albuquerque on Friday to meet Kate (& Kai) for a long weekend. We’ll be getting together with my cousins on Sunday morning, have a dinner reservation on Sunday night, and we’re winging it other than that! There are a half-dozen or so places to consider on our “to visit” list & we’ll just see what happens.
It’s been almost 15 years since I saw my cousin, Missy, and even longer since I’ve seen her sister, Mel — it had to have been at their brother’s wedding, and that was in 1998!! We’ll have fun catching up.
I hope you had a great weekend! I’ll be back on Wednesday with… don’t faint… KNITTING!!
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That’s a great looking quilt block! And your visit ahead sounds really fun, too.
I love seeing your quilt blocks and emerging ideas! That circle in a square fabric looks really great with the dot fabric. I hope you and Kate have fun in ABQ; there are so many great things to see, do, and eat.
I look forward to your quilt posts, Vicki. The patterns and colors are a delight! I have never been to Albequerque . . . and wish I could tuck away in your luggage to secretly visit with you and Kate (and Kai). XO
What beautiful emerging ideas. I love this last play with circles in squares. Enjoy your trip. I’d love to visit there someday.
I also really look forward to your quilt updates, Vicki! I really like this block (especially the fabrics you selected!) You inspired me… I was on Etsy the other day and a bunch of Kaffe fat quarters just fell into my cart! They are just the needed thing… vibrant and so cheerful for these white mid-winter days! Have fun with Kate and Kai!! XO
I love all the colors! The before pressing photos look a bit like wrapping paper partially ripped off a present.