In the past I have not looked forward to Januaries... The first week is fine, filled with parties and birthdays, but then it drags on, cold, snowy and dreary. But this year was different. In large part do to my escalating activity level in my hobby of crazy quilting. I have started three new round robins this month. The themes are Asian, Hearts and Bugs. Here are pics of the blocks that I pieced for myself and mailed out to Canada, The Netherlands and Louisiana. I will post a month to month progress when the others finish their parts. First is the Asian block. I hope to add this one to the project I am making for our bedroom using the blue and white block that was finished last fall. I used the inspiration of the Blue Willow dish pattern.
The next is the block for the bug theme round robin. Technically called Butterflies, Bees and Beetles. I didn't have an idea of a color theme so I used a floral silkie I received from a secret pal for Christmas as the center and used it's colors as the inspiration. I think it tured out quite pretty and I am anxious to see what the girls do with it.
The last block is the block for the Heart Round Robin. I found a punch needle "love" motif that I received and decided to use that for the color inspiration. I will probably use this block as a wedding gift for someone to be married in the next year.
Stay tuned for the next few months to see what work is done on these blocks and the work I will do on the blocks of the other members. It was a great January, hopefully and precursor to a wonderful 2010.
