More Crossroads Blocks

These are such interesting blocks. The entire approach of first cutting large squares and then free cutting, sewing, free cutting again and then sewing some more is very different from the normal piecing application. It's so nice not to have to worry about matching up every single piece though.

Chunky Crossroads blocks

And it's easy to get into the flow of making these blocks {after I re-orient myself as far as the cutting/sewing goes}, four by four until the design wall slowly fills up. I'm a bit nervous about how drab some of my blocks are, but looking at them en masse, those particular ones don't jump out at me as boring. Rather, the brighter blocks are looking quite outgoing, trying to hog all the attention. So glad I trusted my instincts and added in that bright, hot pink fabric!

A closer look

Right now I'm slightly over halfway through the making of these blocks, with 100 blocks as my goal! Wowsers. What was I thinking? There's a lot to trim off though and then there's that seam allowance that disappears into the quilt. I was quite determined to make this quilt a bed size as lately I seem to keep making those namby pamby lap quilts.*wink  

Lots going on right now so my sewing time has been feeling very scattered. We've had company all week which means my youngest son is sleeping on the hide-abed in the living room. All good and fine except he's kicking me out of my comfy sewing spot every night about an hour {or more!} before I normally go to bed. Hand quilting, where art thou? And good news! My oldest son is moving back to our area after living in Oregon for the past couple years! It's going to be tough for him to find a rental after so many of them burned two years ago, but we are excited to think of him living nearby. Gonna have to stock up on groceries though. I have a feeling my refrigerator is going to be raided on a regular basis once again and you know what? This momma doesn't even care....