Long Beach Quilt Festival...

Even though I may not need many more (or possibly, any more) of these blocks, I'm enjoying the process so much I'm going to keep making them. These two are just the latest ones to be finished.

Not sure I'm liking either one of them very much, but I think they will make the blocks I do like stand out and that's a good thing. I tend to use too many "pretty fabrics" and not enough interesting ones. I'm working on that, both with these blocks and with my NY Beauty blocks, and I've found that it is not easy for me.

I won't be going to the Long Beach Quilt Festival this year, but I encourage you to go if you are in the area. It's in a wonderful location...Long Beach is a beautiful city and the convention center is located right next to the water. There are some great restaurants nearby and it's just plain fun to walk down to the water, if you get a chance. The aquarium is just across the street too and I enjoyed it very much when I visited a couple of years ago.

Take care,

Not your grandmother's flower garden...

I dug out the Hexies a couple of weeks ago and thought I might be able to work on them at a very slow pace. So far, so good. This is the most recent diamond I've been working on and as one of my quilting friends said, "this is certainly not your grandmother's flower garden." I love working with these vibrant fabrics to create these diamonds.

Until recently I wasn't sure how I was going to assemble them other than the traditional way. Then I saw a medallion quilt and it inspired me to try to use them in a border. So that's the direction in which I'm headed.

I'm having fun regardless of where I end up and that's the goal anyway right?

Take care,

Will be sharing with you...

We had a wonderful guild meeting today and I've got lots to share with you, but I need to get my photos processed first. So for now I'll share my latest hexagon diamond.

 I'm slowly, but very surely, making progress!