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When I started working on floating colors, I set aside my liberty quilt.  I was SO close to being done with the blocks, I even cancelled my monthly Liberty subscription because I knew I had enough diamonds left to finish the blocks.  And so to find some motivation again, I laid out what I have so far.

There are a few blocks that are not going to make the final cut.  Since I need several half-blocks to fill out the edges, I may unpick the center seams on a few of them to use on the outside.  And some may just be worked into the back.  Or destined to end up in the orphan block bin...

And I have made a couple more blocks that I love.

Seeing how close I am to a top has motivated me, sort of.  I've made a deal with myself that I need to sew at least one of these blocks a week, but I'm aiming for two.  Especially because these eight sets represent the last blocks I need to choose a final layout and start stitching together the top.

some progress and a sewing space update

I've been plugging away at my Liberty Hexy Stars quilt in between other projects (I may have started another EPP project that I am completely obsessed with) and I'm thisclose to being done with the individual blocks!  So far along that I actually started to work out layout - 6 or 7 more blocks should do the trick to make it a nice lap-size.

Home stretch! 

In other news, I got a beautiful new cabinet for my fabric and supplies!  Our second bedroom had been slowly taken over by my sewing stuff, so I did a HUGE reorganization and clear-out - there was so. much. dust.

I decided to sort all my precious Anna Maria Horner fabrics by color - they've been hidden in a closet and it's time to put that beauty on display!

Such a pretty mess

My cabinet isn't completely organized yet BUT I did successfully put it together - I've never had to put on doors from IKEA before but it was really easy!  Now to finish sorting and organizing my display!

Liberty Hexy Stars

Sometime last fall, I decided to start buying Liberty fabric.  I had the chance to actually see and feel some in person over the summer... and it really WAS everything that people rave about.  But because I have a *bit* of a hoarding problem, and because it's really hard for me to cut into my "special" fabrics, I didn't want to buy any until I had a plan to use it.

I knew it needed to be English Paper Pieced.  The fabric is soooo soft and silky, it screams for hand piecing. And I wanted to branch out from hexagons...So I googled, and I pondered, and I agonized.  And then I came across this quilt.  

A quick order from paperpieces.com and I had a template and hundreds of paper diamonds.  I joined a Liberty fabric club so I'd get 10 pieces of Liberty each month - a surprise to see and cut and pair together. An ever-evolving supply of options that would keep it interesting.  I know myself, and my attention span... almost every quilt I have ever started with a specific plan has not been finished.  I can't choose fabrics in advance - a general idea, yes.  But an actual plan with all the fabrics picked and cut?  I never finish them.  I mean, I plan to.  Someday.  Really.  

I've worked on this here and there... slowly piecing together my hexy-stars.  And now, suddenly, I have 50 completed blocks.  Using 100 different Liberty prints.  And I can see the finished project taking shape, and I am in love.