027.C-7, Megan's Mountain Laurel

Closing in on the final few diamonds... this one is a "diamond/X" which means it has both a diamond and an "X" motif, so it will be one of the four blocks that intersect the giant diamond with the giant X in my design.

Somehow I ended up fussy cutting the main fabric. What have I gotten myself into? oy.

Absolutely insane, this one... it was extra fun trying to get those little diamond points to match up.

More fussy cutting fun? I know, I'm doing it to  myself...

Another beautiful print from Judie Rothermel...

026.Caitlin Royse - aka L-11, Caitlin's Rose

So there's a story to the name of this one. It was originally named "Caitlin's Rose." Just so happens one of my BFFs has a lovely daughter by the name of Caitlin Royse. So there you go. Caitlin, if you're googling yourself and you find this and I haven't yet asked permission, I apologize. But your name should be in lights, kid.

Actually started this one with a different fabric but realized I had the center fussy-cut 45 degrees off. I thought the center/top was a straight edge instead of a point. Anyway, error number 412 so far. :  / Also I decided the two fabrics I pulled were maybe NOT design line siblings and were both quite busy and dark and I needed a light next to the dark to keep the visual impact of the diamond dark. Anyhoo... Will hopefully finish this up tonight. I had really wanted to plow through this and another today but I got waylaid in Preperatoria - an exciting windfall... see above (PrepiFestivus!.)   : )

Fussy cutting fun. Do I detect sarcasm? But it's turning out well so far.

023.Claudia Jean's Cojones - aka I-12, Fred's Square Fair

My version - another blue diamond - about half done.

This is one of those where the templates don't really match the block in the book. In this case, there's a white border around the block in the original quilt, but in the pattern, they've taken that out. Since I'm changing the color/value in a lot of the blocks, rearranging all the blocks and using alternative blocks, it's not like you could call me a purist, but I decided to add back an outer border to this - just like the look of the original.

This time around, I named the block for CJ Cregg, another of my personal, albeit fictional, heros.Hmm, maybe I should save this name for a block that has fewer right angles. You know what I'm talking about? Nudge me if you do. I can't be the only quilter who uses the word cojones in a sentence.

The layout of this block, btw, kept my head smoking for hours last night - I just could NOT figure out which way the freaking pieces should go. Ironically, the highest score I ever got on an aptitude test was in the category of "spatial relationships" - I'm starting to wonder if I read that right.
 

Jane's Original