Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Kansas City Here I Come!

Just 24 hours from now I will be on my way to Janice Johnson's for a short hooking retreat.  I can't wait!  I am resisting the temptation to start another rug and will instead work on the Kaleidoscope rug I started when I was there last year.  I am hoping I can figure out the last of the color combinations (I think I still need one more medium) and make a lot of progress on it.  Hmm....wonder if I could finish it in time for the hook-in?  That's probably a little too ambitious...April 2014 might be a bit more realistic.

I went to a quilt show over the weekend and saw an X-block quilt that was absolutely gorgeous.  I didn't get the name of the gentleman that made it, but if I remember the description correctly it was his first quilt (amazing work for a beginner, isn't it?!?).  I have wanted to make one of these for quite a while.  Seeing this version inspired me to move the project at least a little higher on my "one of these days" list.


















I am trying hard to complete my hand-piecing homework for this month after falling short last month.  I am getting a little burned out - not that I am tired of working on the blocks because I do truly enjoy it, but it is somewhat frustrating that keeping up with the homework means that I don't have any time to work on applique or to hook.  That being said, I really love my first block this month:












Just one more day....I can't wait to hit the road!  I will post progress on my rug and hopefully a few pictures of our hook-in at Janice's next week.

9 comments:

Sylvia said...

The X-Block is actually much easier than it looks. The rulers are designed by Patricia Pepe. All you do is make a simple 9 patch,and cut it square at an angle using her ruler and sew the simple 9 patch blocks together. Lots of bang for the buck. Super fast, super easy, super fun!

Heather said...

I have the X-block ruler if you ever want to borrow it. It's been on my to-do list for a few years...

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