Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Goodnight Irene Sew Along, January Progress


Year before last I won the Grand Prize drawing in Melissa of Happy Quilting's Tetris Sew Along Challenge.  With that gift certificate from Intrepid Threads I got some lovely Amy Butler prints. I'm using those fabrics and some black on white prints for background to make my quilt in the Goodnight Irene Sew Along hosted by Terry of Terry's Treasures. Pictured are the first two rows.


And here is a close up. (Sorry. Night pictures.) Because I want to make my quilt to fit a twin bed, I'll make at least 10 blocks each month.

20 comments:

Terry said...

Your blocks look fabulous! I love the black and white prints you're using for the background! :0)

Vroomans' Quilts said...

This is so cool! Great use of Amy Butler fabrics and I just love the b/w background.

Karen H said...

Very nice - it looks a lot like the Arkansas Crossroads block. Love it!

Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson said...

The white with black is perfect with those prints.

Michelle said...

OMGosh! I love it...especially the black & white print. Seeing yours makes me excited about seeing the completed top.

Karee said...

Marvelous! Do you have a good source and/or designer for your b&w prints?

Hilachas said...

OMG! I love the white print fabric you chose for your quilt. It's going to be a gorgeous quilt.

Terri said...

Yessss! You are making kisses, too. (Only you are doing it the smart way!) Love the variety of the prints - both the colored and b&w. Beautiful.
Hugs

Karen said...

I love the black and white fabrics. Amy Butler fabrics are always very pretty.

Maryse said...

Oh wow! Stunning!! I love it! You have good taste.:)

scraphappy said...

Pretty fabrics and what a fun pattern to put them into. Love your background fabric.

Sheila said...

I really love that background fabric , it makes for a very interesting quilt . Nice to have found your blog :-)

Jeanna said...

Wow! I really like your fabric choices. The black on white fabric you are using for the X blocks really make the patched blocks POP! This is a fun sew-along, I look forward to following your progress.

Sarah said...

I really like Amy butler fabrics but I think your choice of background fabric is fabulous. I've looked at this challenge (following your link) and I really like the pattern!

Elaine/Muddling Through said...

Those background black and whites really make the other blocks POP!

Teresa in Music City said...

This is absolutely GORGEOUS Sheila!!! Black-on-whites just make colors pop, don't they? Great use of your winnings :)

KaHolly said...

Be still my beating heart! Your Goodnight Irene blocks are gorgeous!!

KatieQ said...

I love the way the black on white background looks. Great choice. It looks great with the Amy Butler fabrics.

Faye said...

What a pretty pattern this is. The fabrics you chose are beautiful. I really like the background fabric especially

suemac said...

You can't go wrong with Amy Butler. Your quilt looks great.

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