It seems that getting that first group of blocks done so that the first circle appeared was the hardest part of making this quilt. Now it’s almost putting itself together. There’s a little planning to make sure each block is going to have the right fabrics on the outer edges to match up with their adjoining blocks, but once that’s done they’re amazingly fast to put together. As I’m pressing as I go, the top truly will be done when I finish the last block. I’m already wondering about how to quilt it. It’s a done deal now — this is going to be king-size quilt.
Monday evening I picked out some more shabby chic prints to add to the mix, cut them to the size needed to print my templates and now I’ve got enough prepped to keep going for a few weeks. While I was prepping them, I was thinking about favourite types of fabrics. I always seem to fall back to shabby chic for large scrappy quilts. Do you have a favourite type of fabric that you always seem to go back to?
Monday was another absolutely gorgeous day. Warm as an early summer day, clear blue skies, an absolutely marvelous treat for early April. There are more and more green shoots showing up in the roof garden flowerbeds and the vines on the trellis are starting to show green leaves as well.
Both cats spent time on the windowsill Monday. We have finches flitting about in the trees which I think they’re finding as fascinating as I am. In the evening, Smudge relaxed.
Lester was back in his favourite spot in the pink chair.
Quilt Obsession 
Cathi,
These blocks are really coming along nicely! I am amazed that it will be a king size! Good for you! It will look totally gorgeous when complete. We are enjoying this wonderful weather too. Tomorrow they are saying it could hit 80 degrees!! My cats are also enjoying the fact that the windows are open and they can hear all the sounds of the outdoors.
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These blocks are so darn pretty!! King size, I’m impressed! I don’t know that I have a favorite type of fabric though I have a developed a very strong liking of bright stuff.
Crispy
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Oh, I just love it! I love any pink/green combination I guess. You have just the right pop of color with the circles in the background.
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Super blocks, Cathi. This is going to make an awesome quilt. Are you going to hand or machine quilt it? Whichever way you choose, it’s going to be stunning.
My choice of fabric always seems to be the Civil War era prints. I am attracted to everything from that era. But, having said that, I love the 1930 reproduction/feedsack fabrics as well.
Wasn’t the weather this past weekend something else? My gardens are a month ahead of where they were at this time last year.
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Cathi — This is going to be such a beautiful quilt, and I love the idea of putting the top together as you go. I’ve only done that on doll quilts, but I’m going to try it on a big quilt — maybe a one-patch. I really love your color choices and agree with Wanda that the contrast with the circle fabrics is just right.
I guess my favorite fabrics to work with are vintage 30s and 40s dress percales, followed by feedsacks. Lately I have been working with antique fabrics — they are beautiful, but much more fragile.
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Cathi those blocks are coming out beautiful!! you have many different blocks on the go..your stash of fabric choices seems endless with gorgeous fabrics..I also think we are in the same neck of the woods..
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Lovely blocks. I love the secondary design of a circle.
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Dear Cathi, i am entranced by your Alabama Beauty, It is coming along so fabulously! I could see how I would start seeing it in dreams! LOL
I tend to go through ‘seasons’ in my fabric choices… But somehow always end up with something blue… 🙂
xox
Valentina
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Wow, so pretty. I would love to make one of these too – geez, I need to quit work.
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