2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back

Yesterday afternoon, while the boys napped, I got this far.

And then I realized I would need about twice as many squares as what I had cut out.

By the time I got home from my parent's, got the kids to bed & exercised, I wasn't all that enthused to be cutting out squares.

So I decided to lay out along the side how it would look with four lines of each color - so at least I knew where I was going.

Now, here comes the question.  Do I add one more line of each of the dark colors to help with the distribution? OR,

Do I stop at the fabric store today for another color to insert between these two?
What do you think?
I'll be here cutting out more squares......

Quilt #4 - Embrace the Mistakes

This is the 'big brother' to my other mini - 1" quilt.  This one had been in my head since I heard of the auction that it will be in. I'm fairly happy with how it turned out.

However, this is what it looked like Saturday afternoon. 

 I was not happy.  I couldn't get it to square up.  This is my own fault.  I did not follow my own advice from the tutorial about switching sewing directions when sewing the strips, and therefore, the whole thing was skewed.  The cream border only highlighted the fact that it wasn't square.  So I decided to emphasize the 'crookedness' and thus it is actually less noticeable. (Or at least that's what I tell myself!)

Of course, this involved taking apart a 'finished' quilt,  (I even had the sleeve sewn down), and re-doing it.  I added large black borders, more batting and more backing around the edges.

 Then I eyed up my new square.

 And cut.

 Finished and bound.  And measuring a nice square 12" x 12".

 This is the back.  A lovely Toile.  (I do love toile!)  Simple quilting.  It hardly needs any since it is so small. 

This quilt actually has a purpose.  HOPESCenter is having an auction of Coffee and Tea themed quilts.  The directions were to make a 12" x 12" quilt with the theme, the colors or the fabric from countries that make tea & coffee.  I hope my colors count.  I've got everything from black coffee to green tea!  If you are local, bidding for the quilts will be between April 1 & Oct 1.  I will have to go check out everyone else's.

Oh, and it needs a name!  Any suggestions?