jaybird quilts – renegadequilter

i have continued to make progress on the blocks for my Toes In The Sand quilt designed by Julie from Jaybird Quilts. let me just say that it is very beneficial to double check before you cut. i have a couple blocks i will be remaking because my brain had temporarily vacated my head during the cutting process. i have decided that the not so accurate blocks will be incorporated into the back of the quilt.

Blocks #4

Blocks #5

Blocks #6

Blocks #7

i have been trying to keep a balance between the colors, the lights and the darks and the scale of the prints. who the heck knows what the finished quilt will look like but i am really loving these blocks. i might have to lay out all of the blocks and do a post with them and get some input on which direction to head.

happy sewing

i have decided to jump on board with the Toes In The Sand Quilt Along.

it really didn’t take much to get me there. i just needed the pattern booklet.

if you have not heard about Toes In The Sand quilt pattern it is designed and written by Julie of Jaybird Quilts using her Hex N More ruler. when it came to picking the fabric for this quilt i paused…. but only for a moment. i have a stash of Prince Charming by Tula Pink. i used this fabric for my Cartwheels quilt that i made in Sisters at a class from Tula. for some crazy reason i over bought on….. every pattern. 😉

here are the blocks i have made so far.

blocks #1

blocks #2

blocks #3

as i said before i over bought on fabric for my Cartwheels quilt. i had a grand idea to use this print for my background fabric on that quilt.

as usual my grand ideas are never thought all the way through. i actually thought i would be able to pattern match this print in that quilt. LMAO….. crazy i know. so now enter a more reasonable idea. to use it as my setting fabric for Toes In The Sand. i think that the large setting triangles in this fabric will be great with the various fun triangle blocks. plus i need to do something with the yards and yards of this fabric.

check back to see my progress.

happy sewing