SEWCIALITES

I love Fat Quarter Shop. I watch Kimberly Jolly's Livestream on YouTube every week.  Like for a couple years.  Her videography has improved so much.  I think Lily might have been pretty instrumental in htat.  Sadly, Lily has left the show.  I miss her giggles behind the scenes and comments.  Sheadded quite a bit of personality to the show.  Kimberly is funny in a quirky kind of way, it's endearing really and that is why I like her. Plus, I love all the quilt eye candy she has on the stream.  Her tips which sometimes I agree with and sometimes I don't.  Everyone has their own style and their own way of doing things. Kimberly has kind of gotten away from telling little stories about her kids.  I am not sure why but I miss it.  They were funny stories that I enjoyed.  

The latest free quilt along (QAL) was Sewcialites.  I did quite a few in really small blocks and that was all I was going to do.  After seeing the blocks and how they were looking, I decided to make 6 inch blocks. I am crazy happy with how it turned out. I used Pat Sloan's idea for a layout. 

ORPHAN BLOCK QUILT

This is essentially a history quilt, right?  There are blocks in here of things I started and decided I wasnt really interested i a whole quilt. Things that I experimented on with color or design. Things that I made extra of in a previous quilt because I lost count. Things that my daughters wore when they were little girls.  Things that I practiced on and plan to do but needed a whole lot more fabric.  So much in this quilt. 

It's a mess to be sure but overall its happy and cohesive and I am happy with the results. I named it, "Finding Gratitude."

Then I had to snap some photos of my daughter and her "friend".  Yeah.  okay. Friend.  As if.

This picture was taken at Hamlin Beach State Park in New York.