Monday, September 3, 2012

Design Wall Monday

September is here and it is time to get back into quilting mode. This summer I have not done a lot of sewing of any kind but as the cool fall weather starts to settle in, I get more energetic. The trees are already starting to turn colors and lose their leaves. The Hummingbirds are feeding in a frenzy, so I suppose my little buddies will soon be gone. They are so much fun to watch, especially since they are right outside my sewing room window.
This is the first time I have put something on "Design Wall Monday." I thought I would share since I had so much fun collecting more dots for my "Dotty" Dresden Plate quilt and I have a sample block ready to be appliqued. All of the black and white background squares have been cut and have been assigned their designated locations. I used both dotty and geometric for the background squares.

Most of the 600 blades have been cut. Thought I would wait until the majority of the blocks are done before cutting the last 30 blades, that way I will be able to see what fabrics need to be added. I think I will wait to start machine appliqueing these down, as they may move around onto different background squares.

 
Most of the stack of dotty fabrics were in my stash, other than the ones I reported in my stash report. All of the black and white fabrics were from my stash but it doesn't seem like I made a dent even though I will be using over five yards.
 
This is what the leftover stack of dotty fabrics still looks like. These are only the ones that I used, not the ones that I didn't use!!  ;>)  Have to admit that after working for eight years in a very large quilt shop, my stash grew a lot in that time. My fabric 401K is quite extensive.  (Very large Grin!!!)
 
 Check out what others are doing at Judy's Patchwork Times:  http://www.patchworktimes.com/2012/09/03/design-wall-monday-september-3-2012/
 
Beth

10 comments:

  1. LOVE it! You could have an Etsy shop where you sell fat 1/32s of your dotty fabric. I'd buy a few!!

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    1. Thank you for stopping by. I may have to look into your Etsy suggestion. After all I will need to replenish my 401K with new fabric every so often! ;>)

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  2. I love this dotty idea! I used Darlene Zimmerman's Easy Dresden ruler to make a table runner last week and loved the process so much, I'm about to teach a class in it. I'm going to suggest in the supply list that polka dot fabric works GREAT! Can't wait to see your completed project.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by. I used Darlene's Easy Dresden ruler to cut my blades. It was fast and easy. Students will love doing these Dresden plates. Dots are so cheerful!!

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  3. I love it!! All of the dots, comtrasting with the geometric background!! And each of us needs a retirement fund, just like yours! LOL

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    1. Dots are so much fun and I had been collecting them for a long time. Glad you like my 401K fund!! ;>)

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  4. Oh how colorful!!! I absolutely adore dots of all shapes, sizes & colors!!! And anything on black & white looks scrumptious of course! Great job - can't wait to see it all come together :*)

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    1. This such a fun quilt. Will try to report on a regular basis how I am progressing!! ;>)

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  5. What a great collection of cheerful colors. This will look wonderful when it's all done. Nice to 'meet' another MN quilter.
    Jean in 'the cities'

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    1. Hey, thanks for stopping by. Always nice to hear from another Minnesotan! ;>)

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