Ooooooh, I needed that!  Sewing at home.  In a quiet house.  Seams and stitches cooperating so nicely to yield quick, measurable progress.



You know what, folks?  Sewing is simple.  Hooray for simple, colorful, happy quilting!!



I've just finished joining together my plus blocks ( tutorial here).  Sew how I staggered the layout?  To make that happen, I sewed half-blocks on every other row.  To create half blocks, first I sewed some extra-wide plus blocks and then chopped them down center.  I like how the staggered layout seems to help the colors mingle even more.



Remember how I was nervous about my colors?  Well, that infusion of neutrals totally did the trick.  At the end of the day I'm loving the bright vibe of this quilt and the very, very scrappy use of fabric in the "plus" shapes.  I made sure to include lots of stripes, some fun big prints and text too.  Fun stuff!

Alrighty then, I should get back to work.  Lots to do!

xo,

Rachel

p.s.  I wish I had time to write each one of you who commented on yesterday's "all about Eleni" post. My heartfelt thanks!   I saved those comments to enjoy while eating my lunch (and pumping!) today.  Such a treat.  And thanks also for your generous support of Breathe, Move, Eat, See {for baby Eleni}.  I posted an update today at the fundraiser with details about how we plan to use the funds over the coming months, for those of you who like numbers.  Much Love!