April Quilty 365 Linkup

*Just a quick reminder to drop in on the Giveaway by April 2nd! Also, the 'How to make the most of your quilting time' post at Dawn Chorus Studio is finally happening! I feel a bit weird directing you there, but Stephie might actually make me sound interesting instead of obsessed. Uh huh. Better let you decide for yourself though...  So here we are at the April Quilty 365 already! Time definitely flies when you're having fun.

The March Circles
Still happening straight out of the scrap bin!

These circles just keep on a comin' don't they? Here I am checking in with a total of 158 circles! Was it me who said there was no reason to stress about layout until all the blocks were done? Yeah. About that..., it's always on my mind while stitching the circles these days. Is it on yours? What to do with all.... these.... many.... circles!

Ann has linked to some great inspiration quilts lately and Luna already finished up with her first batch of circles. In fact, she currently has one completely finished quilt that just looks amazing! Okay. Wowsers! So now I'm tapping my fingers against my knee thinking, where IS this quilt going for me?

Here are the latest little bits of inspiration that I've found. Things I've been considering and wondering about. You know, based on what I already have going on with my scrap fabrics and that growing stack of completed circles. Now is probably not the best time to try coaxing my circles into Stephie-like circles {of which we are all undoubtedly drooling over}, but I could do something other than a straight set. There are options! I've always known that, pondered the 'what-ifs' and then put it of for another day. These ideas are ways I could possibly make small adjustments to future circles and still use the ones I've completed as well.

• A simple 'floating on the background' type of circle quilt. Would probably need to be more consistent with my background fabrics to get this one to work. Perhaps break it up into two quilts?
• Another 'sort of floating on the background' type of quilt with the random offset colored square thrown in for interest. Just because it was a mass-produced sort of quilt doesn't mean it can't be fun for me. Right? Love that 'on-point' layout. I definitely keep coming back to that idea on a regular basis.
• This 'Hip To Be Square' quilt has really caught my eye. I'm talking much larger in size with lots and lots more circles. Probably wouldn't tip the blocks onto their sides and yes, I would need to start making my circles several different sizes in order to make this work. Then, of course, they'd have to be cut and re-sewn later. Wowsers. That's a commitment and a half. Not sure I'm that dedicated to making this one happen.

So is it time to shake things up or not? Make a tentative layout decision at the very least? I've been reading where several of you are starting to make changes from your original thinking. It might just be time for me to do that as well. If perhaps you're still circling with the rest of us, please link up and share your progress and thoughts! Link your thumbnail picture to a current post on your blog detailing:

• What particular day you  happen to be at now {such as 'day 125'}
• A picture of your March circles whether they are stitched to the background fabric or not {can add a picture of all your circles to date if you want}
• A link back to this post
• Any thoughts or introspection you might want to add about this particular project.

   

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