1. sampler blocks, 2. star of bethlehem, 3. log cabin, pink, 4. housedress

Two summers ago, I made some super cute, SUPER pastel quilt blocks in between participating in various swaps and things. I was really ramped up to make a queen-sized sampler, until I did some math, and realized I’d need like, 49 blocks to make that happen.

49 different blocks is not an insurmountable number. But it was enough to intimidate me for 20 months.

My block from yesterday wasn’t exactly what I wanted for the project I’d had in mind, but once I realized it fit in with my summer of ‘06 group, I though, “why not?”

If I make a block every month from now to 49, it’s going to take me like, 5 years to do the top. Oh, well. I guess I can live with that.

I do have a couple of old projects I can integrate into a few blocks, such as the housedress above. That’s left over from a small quilt I’ve been working on since college, and I really like the log cabin-style borders I added. Even though the block still fits with my super soft palette, it seems to be taking the quilt in a new direction. Its no longer so… safe? And it inspired a narrow log cabin border in a Star of Bethlehem block, which I need to rename. Because it features bras and panties.

I don’t know how excited I’ll stay about this one in the short term, but I’m optimistic enough to have made a new tag for the “sweet sampler quilt.”

Hello, A Roll. I think I am on you!