Ben's Quilt

I started this quilt 3 years ago with a block of the month, but my son wanted it to fit his queen-size bed, so I started making more blocks. He gave me the color scheme of red, black and white. I put it away with only 2 blocks missing. I had never done a bed quilt and thought it too hard. I took it out recently (after putting together a king-size quilt for someone else). I made the missing 2 blocks and then found two others I didn't really like, so I made new ones to replace them. I've done the layout now but want to look at it for a while before I actually put it together. Once it's together there's no changing my mind. In a graphics file I can easily adjust where the blocks are. What do you think? I have striped border fabric and some really cool backing fabric (although will have to use two different prints). I'm ready to sew it together, I think .....

Mock up of Golden Radiant Quilt

Added some more blocks to the layout. This is kind of what this quilt will look like, just so you get an idea of where I'm going. The outside black border fabric is actually a print with yellow and white on a black background. But the rest is pretty accurate -- although this is only a graphics mock up.

Two more Simply Radiant BOM blocks done

The sewing fire is definitely burning down. Not the desire -- just the time. I was only able to finish 2 blocks yesterday and don't think I'll have any time today for any. So until next Friday, this is probably it. But the good news is I have 13 blocks done, which is more than half of the 25 I'm going to do. The other good news is Carol Doak showed me a layout that doesn't include connector blocks, so 25 blocks is all I'll have to do for the king size quilt. I'll alternate those with solid black squares. She did a mock up and it looked good. I'm working on a better mock up using the blocks I've done so far. I like it.

So many points!

Yippee! I was able to finish 3 blocks again today. I had to stay up until midnight, but I got them done. This latest block was the most difficult one I've done so far. It was the March block of the 2008 Block of the Month. The original size was 6 inches, and that was hard enough but to fit in with the rest, I had to shrink that to 4 1/4 inches. That means all those points were even tinier than the first time I made this block 2 years ago. The points really radiate now. Well, it's finally done, it looks pretty good, and it's a keeper. I now have 11 of 25 blocks needed to finish this quilt. Who knows maybe I can do another 3 tomorrow. That would be awesome!

Another Radiant Block

I'm not sure if I like this one or not, but it'll do for now. It was originally the April block for the first Block of the Month the Carol Doak designed for her Yahoo Group. I liked it when it first came out but it doesn't really work in the color scheme I'm using. Once I get all the blocks done, I may replace it with something else. We'll have to see.

First Block of 2011

I had the perfect morning. Woke up, ate breakfast, started sewing. Now it's not quite noon and I have my first block done. This is a modified Rays of Hope block. It fits in perfectly with the Simply Radiant Blocks of the Month. It almost looks like Carol designed this one for this BOM. And I especially like it in these colors. On to the next.

The last block of the year

I brought in the new year by sewing another radiant block. This will be my last block of the year. This one was originally from the first Block of the Month program Carol Doak offered for free on her Yahoo Quilting Group. Of course I had to re-size and add setting triangles to make it work for the king-size quilt I have planned, but I think it looks pretty good. Eight done so far, only 41 to go. Life is good!