Work in Progress

I am making a queen sized bed quilt for my nephew and his girlfriend/partner.  They selected the pattern, a strip-pieced blue, with lighter colors in the middle.  I have a good portion of the top done.  Thought I would post some photos of the process.

 

First, cut lots of strips!  All kinds of blue, piled in the back.  Then start sewing them together so that I can cut a square block from each group of strips, on the diagonal.

Arrange on design wall so that lighter blocks are in the center.  This will eventually have a medium dark border with some additional strip pieces along the sides.  Here’s how it’s looking about now.  Lots of cutting, sewing, and arranging to go yet!