X's and O's - A Finish

First - if you've not seen Messy Jessy's Snapshots tea kettle block take a minute and to check it out, it's very original and adorable.  The link is in my Favorite Blogs list.

Next, I've finished my X's and O's project,

the pattern by Xen Chic.

I made this top for my favorite daughter's new apartment.  She plans on hanging it on the wall between her dining area and her living area.  That space is only 61 inches wide so I needed to change the size of the pattern a bit to fit. 

This is Lifetime Quilt Number 152

It finished at 58" x 70"

The pattern is X's and O's by Zen Chic

I just pulled the the fabric from my stash

It has approximately 584 pieces.

I still struggle with choosing the right combinations of fabric and here are 4 blocks that didn't make it into the quilt; top left, center pieces sort of melt into outer pieces, top right, I didn't care for the dark black center, bottom left, this was the first block I pieced, and I loved it, but when it was mixed in with the other blocks it was too bold, my eyes were always drawn right to that block, and finally, bottom right, I thought the center fabric did't have enough color.

I've been getting some spring cleaning and organizing done the last couple of weeks, which feels great but has cut into my sewing time.   Next up, a baby quit, out of the 152 quilts I've finished, only one was for a baby, I'm eager to make my second one.

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Next Up . . .

I've put my Charley Harper project on hold while I wait for more fabric.

In the mean time I've started working on this pattern by Zen Chic, X's and O's.

The pattern quilt is made using the Zen Chic fabric Reel Time by Moda. 

My favorite daughter is in a new apartment that has a 61 in wide white wall between two large sets of windows.  We think that wall is the perfect place for a quilt.

My daughter has a gray couch, yellow and gray chair, and a black kitchen table with blue chairs.  With those colors in mind I've been pulling fat quarters from my stash to make this quilt.

I make four blocks at a time.  I think I'm going to go 4 blocks wide by 5 blocks long for a total of 20 blocks, with 12 done I'm over half way there.  Each block is made up of the center square, 4 kite blocks, which are paper pieced, and 4 snowball blocks.  I'm enjoying working on these blocks, the paper piecing is easy and makes such perfect points. I"m not sure about a couple of my fabric combos, particularly that black and orange block in the upper left had corner. Maybe I'll like it when I have more blocks.

Hope you have a great weekend!

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