I spent my week finishing the Yellow section.

I am enjoying the green making its appearance along the edge of this section.

I had mixed feelings about the blocks with the color Daffodil in them. Those three blocks are pictured here. In comparison to the other colors, Daffodil appears ultra subdued along with the two other colors that are less intense in those blocks. I considered making those blocks over again, but decided instead to normalize the less intense colors by using Daffodil along the edge of the quilt so they will look as if they belong. At least I hope they will. I pray I did the right thing because at this point it is too late to change my mind.

Above we see the Yellow section alongside the upper left section where they meet. The transition between these two areas is a bit less subtle than I would have liked. I could have used more Orange in the transitional rows.

I’m glad to be done with the Yellow section. I doubt that any of the remaining sections will offer as great a challenge.

This week I will pickup work on the Violet section now that I have a greater variety of blue fabrics and blue threads with which to work.

There are no new blocks this week. Instead I put my efforts toward assembling the yellow section. Three rows are assembled, and two rows have yet to be joined. That will be my task for next week.

I need to purchase some blue thread to continue with the Violet section. I may just purchase it through Craftsy.

I had hoped to have two blocks to show this week, but I only have one.

#62 Old Windmill

Kona solids used are Lemon, Bright Idea, Duckling, and Sunny.

This block looks less like a Windmill and more like a Flock. I really hated the layout of the original block. I decided to keep with the idea of using one color, Lemon, for half of each square. I chose four colors for the block, and I designed a quarter to repeat. After making all four quarters I tried them out in a few layouts, and decided on the one above. Alternative layouts are pictured below.

After finishing this block I decided to go back to my Violet/Blue section to finish a second block for the week. I got one partially basted and then discovered that I have no blue thread. It’s time to head to the LQS.

I was not at a loss for work to complete, however, as there was much to do to get ready to assemble the Yellow section. That may be all I do this week.

I laid out my blocks on the front porch. The first row actually needs to be pushed down one space, but I’m not going through the pain of laying this out again. This is good enough to guide me for now as I begin assembly.

In addition to getting my plan in order, I removed as many papers as possible from each block, and organized them into bags for each row along with their respective paper piece bags.

My organization failed me early on in the project, however, since I am unable to find the paper piece bags for the first three rows of the upper left section. I might need to purchase the first set of papers again if I can’t find them. I’d really like to reuse a few of these blocks.

How are you liking the green? I love it.