WIP Wed and Goodnight Irene!


Yes it is Wednesday already and I am making some progress on my "Goodnight Irene" quilt top. Terry at Terry's Treasures is hosting a sew-along for this quilt. 

2014 Sew-Along 
So here are my blocks that I am working on. I am having some trouble with the seams matching but overall the blocks are not too bad. 
 

I decided to use some red, white and blue fat quarters I had on hand (you know ...use what you have instead of buying so much..haha). I am sashing it with navy kona. The random piecing is working well. Instead of cutting all the squares I stripped groups of 4 together and then cut and arranged. The 16 patches went quilt. The x blocks not so much! I also had trouble with 1/4" seams and scant. I need to be more careful and hopefully lesson was learned. I will see how loud I scream when I am putting the rows together. :)

Also linking up with Lee at Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday

Comments

Michelle Bartholomew said…
I think your blocks are coming along nicely! I really like the red, white, and blue color scheme.
January 15, 2014 at 12:14 PM
Terry said…
Your blocks look great! The width of your quarter inch seams can definitely make a huge difference in your blocks.
January 15, 2014 at 12:45 PM
KaHolly said…
Oh, so bold and beautiful!
January 15, 2014 at 1:37 PM
Shari said…
Love your fabric choices...they really look lovely together...the x's are really bold. Great work...sew very pretty!
January 15, 2014 at 3:29 PM
Rosa said…
Your blocks and fabrics are beautiful!
January 15, 2014 at 4:17 PM
Lisa said…
Your fabric choices are awesome! Just love the look of Red White and Blue quilts...can't wait to see it done =)
January 15, 2014 at 8:26 PM
Michelle said…
I really like the fabric you are using, especially the navy.
January 16, 2014 at 10:40 AM
Sheila said…
I love your color combination, I always did like red, white and blue together .
January 16, 2014 at 2:42 PM
Karen said…
I really am liking the darker color for the background color. I am seeing another quilt to make in my future. Your blocks are awesome.
January 20, 2014 at 8:03 PM
Jeanna said…
It's amazing how the fabric choices really make everyone's Goodnight Irene quilts look differently. Yours is going to be so nice with the darker background fabric and the reds and blues.
January 21, 2014 at 7:17 PM
Kim said…
Your blocks came out really nice. Love those colors. I also used what I hE on hand for my blocks. Just need to buy some more background fabric.
January 22, 2014 at 10:37 AM
Anonymous said…
I love the navy Kona for the X . Really looks nice.
February 1, 2014 at 12:09 PM
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