There's a Plethora of Ideas

I haven't been to a buffet restaurant in years.
My dad especially loved to go.
He'd say, "There's just so many choices."

He loved the idea of being able to fill his plate

with all kinds of food, with the amounts he wanted,

and finishing it off with one of his favorite desserts

chocolate pudding.

That's how I've looked at this week.

There's been so many wonderful quilting ideas

tempting me from so many wonderful sources.

Knowing my time,

energy,

and resources,

I've started to narrow down what I'd like to

work on this year.

One pattern that has captured my interest is 

the Noah and Matilda 1851 Album Quilt

being offer by Dawn

at Collector With A Needle.

What's not to love about a red and green appliqued sampler.

Matilda did not worry about

the quilt police pointing out the fact

that all 4 corners of the borders are definitely "unique".

She's my kind of quilter!

Dawn is drafting the  42 eight inch blocks and

having them available on her webpage

at the beginning of each month.

There is a small charge for the patterns

but well worth it.

I've been working on getting started and 

starting on my first 4 blocks.

 I subdivided the background fabric.

I had a nice piece of French General Oyster

that will work perfectly.

Made some freezer paper templates

 and began marking and cutting pieces.

I think I'm going to stick with the same

red fabric throughout,

but mix up the greens, chrome yellow, pinks

and 

decided to add some indigo blue,

 just to see what happens.

 The blocks are not big, so

I used my light table

  to help with the placement of the pieces

along with Roxanne's Basting glue to keep 

those stems from moving.

Here's what I've come up with so far...

 Rose of Sharon

Buds and Leaves

 Double Petaled Flower

( simplified this one)

Patterned Vase of Flowers

either this

or this

with some added chrome yellow.

Check out Dawn's blog if you are interested in

joining in the fun of recreating

a beautiful antique quilt.

Of course,

it's just one of a plethora

of new ideas 

I have for the new year.

And remember,

there's always the opportunity 

to have chocolate pudding for dessert.

Until Next Time-