I decided I needed a general color scheme to pull from while working on my cat quilt -- when I cut the first two blocks it took me hours to choose the fabrics - and one of them is just blues! After a bunch of digging and comparing and black and white photographs to ensure contrast, I decided on this gorgeous group of fabrics.
I have never fussy-cut a quilt before, so it's been a learning process for this one. I'm very glad I took the time to make plastic templates, but I'm still surprised by how long it takes me to choose just one block! Because the pattern calls for several different blocks, I made myself a little notebook to track my status -- I copied the picture from the pattern and made little boxes to check off as I go. I make an "x" in a box once I've cut a block, and color it in once I've sewn the block together. I'm hoping this will keep me from getting too confused and running out of paper pieces!
I cut a few more blocks this week, and they're basted and just waiting to be stitched together.
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