In the Works

I have a couple of projects going on right now.  One is a baby quilt using this adorable teapot block from Pink Penguin.  I've assembled six of the blocks so far, and the most fiddly part of the process is cutting out the pieces.  I have very little patience with precision cutting (remind me why quilting is fun again?), and keeping the tinier pieces in their place can be exasperating.  But the assembly is actually very straightforward and with a little care these blocks are turning out to be extremely cute!  I'm using grey and white prints for the teapots and hand-dyed hot pink muslin for the background.

I'm also working on a black-and-white version of this Alchemy Quilt by Amy Butler.  It's my first real foray into machine applique, and it turned out rather well.  I'm in the middle of machine quilting it right now...this project has been interrupted by my purple baby quilt and the teapot quilt, but I'll finish it eventually.

As always, my brain works way faster than my hands and I'm planning many more quilting and sewing projects, including some quilts inspired by Elizabeth Hartman's beautiful mod blocks.  I'm also planning to finally sew some of the patterns in my Burdastyle book!  Whew...if only I had more hours in the day.