The Turtle Not The Hare...

Definitely not at hare pace but I've been turtling along (it takes me forever to cut out the squares for the nine patches) and the Disappearing Nine Patch project destined for Chookyblue's Caring with Quilts has grown to...

Currently it measures 39" x 52" - about cot sized but the fabrics aren't really suitable for a cot quilt and the need is for something a little larger, so the next step is going to be to add borders, nothing fancy but hopefully enough to get it approximately lap quilt sized...as soon as I wrap my brain cells around the math of how wide I can cut border strips to fit around the centre out of the pieces of fabric I have on hand.

OK, come here tape measure and calculator we have work to do!

Happy Stitching...

A Nine Patch Start...

I've been wanting to have a go at a Disappearing Nine Patch for a while (yes I'm slow to catch on to bandwagons) but just hadn't got around to it...Chooky's project for the fire affected in her area was the impetus I needed to go find the instructions, some fabric - a charm pack of 30's type fabric to start - and just do it... 

Of course it is waaayyyy too small at just 24ish inches square so the 30's stash box has come out to play...here is the rest of the quilt...

well sort of...it will be...it's been like this for a week...just have to wrap my head around which way I want to go with the design/sizing thing - there are a couple of options in my head...I need time when I am making things up in my head, can't be rushed and I haven't had time or energy during the week to revisit it...it's a work in progress but it is the priority...

But in the spirit of just do it, I have to go to work now, stitching will have to wait a little while longer...

Happy Stitching...