Pinwheels & Quilting

I didn’t get near done what I probably should have been able to do yesterday – but – I did get six of the pinwheels done.  I was having trouble with color though and I needed to start pulling out some scraps to go with the color packet that I had and make it more of a scrappy quilt.  Four of the colors that I had are blacks – ok for part of the pinwheel, but that only leaves 8 colors left over.  I have to add more prints and color to that scheme – so it will be changed up a bit from what originally thought.

The pinwheels I have made – the one on the left – the green – might not stay in – it is rather dark and I’m not sure how it will blend – I will leave it for now and decide later now that I am adding more prints it might be ok.  One reason for adding more prints is the border – I want to flow into the border and I might run out – the fabric I have are fat quarters so there might not be enough to have them in the border too.

Some of the scraps I am thinking of adding to the pinwheels and the borders.  All different kinds – that is ok you know to start pulling things off the shelves and mix them in with what you have – yes it changes the original concept of the color of the quilt but I love scrappy quilts and I think it will work out ok – just wait and see before anyone says anything negative ok – and yes there will be some out there in blog land thinking “what is she doing – those aren’t in the same color scheme” but that is the wonder of scrap quilts!!

I will work more on that later today.  This morning is the dentist first for a filling and then exercise.  I am trying to get more exercise in – I have been a little too lax with exercise this winter and need to get in better shape.

Last night I worked for two hours on Star Crazy and got another segment quilted.  I didn’t get around to spraying out the blue lines so they are still there – I’ll take care of that later although sometimes they just stay in until I am finished with the whole quilt.

I even got a few more segments of the Joseph’s Coat row sewed together although no photo taken – I have about 4 more segments to sew then I can start to put the row together and get another row ready to start.  Very much taking my time with that quilt.

Another one I have been taking my time with is the Red and Green Applique quilt.  I still have not started the border – I think I am not happy with the applique I chose for the border and that has kept me from starting it.  Yesterday I got a new quilting book in the mail and saw a border in there that I loved and it jumped out at me and grabbed me you know how that happens sometimes – well I think I found the border that I like but I’m not even going to show it right now because I might change my mind again before I get ready to start it.

Now I guess I better get off of the computer and get ready to go to the dentist and get it over with.