Indecision

Well, not much quilting this week.  We've been preoccupied all week with tracking the near-shutdown of the federal government, which would have left me with a lot of free time to quilt.  However, I'm now on my weekend, and making it my goal to catch up with my sister.

In fact, I'm skipping ahead a bit - she finished one called the "Spinning Star," while I'm working on the "Twirling Star" simply because I had a clearer vision of the fabric choices for it.  That is, for two of the fabrics.

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

I'm stuck on choosing the right medium pink.  The first option is bright, vivid pink - perhaps too bright.  The second might not have enough contrast.  The third has a wide stripe that could mean a subtle variation in the points that would emphasize the twirling of the block.  It's actually a reclaimed pillowcase that I'm also contemplating using as a backing for my zigzag wall hanging quit:

The purple will be the binding - I'm going for a very narrow 1/4" binding.  I'm not sure how I feel about the stripes with the zigzags, but then again, it'll be against the wall and nobody will see it anyway!  

Now if I could just stop dithering and get something finished....

Dresden Plates

My fun project this weekend was playing with dresden plates.  I want to use these to make a small wall hanging to use for our wedding.  It'll have a purple flower and an orange flower - I'm currently playing to figure out how many different prints to use in each and what styles to use.  Right now they're just petals up on my design wall.

Quilt Along Update

My sister has been complaining that I haven't posted in a while.  Sadly, that's mostly because I haven't had enough time for quilting projects since my last post.  Lots of wedding stuff (cakes tasted! rehearsal dinner located! invitations sent!) and home stuff (curtain hardware hung! tables replaced! curtains in progress!), but little in the way of quilting.

I am behind in posting our quilt along blocks, so here are two more pairs of blocks:

Karen's Star Dreams

My version of Star Dreams

Karen's "54-40 or Fight"

My "54-40 or Fight"

Now I'm off to watch Sister Wendy talk about art and play with fabric a little more!  Maybe I'll catch up on the next block...