Design Wall Monday - May 26

 I always have several projects going at once, and this week is no exception to that.  Today however, will probably not involve any actual time in my sewing room.  

Today is Memorial Day and a couple of us are going to a nearby small town to award 3 Quilts of Valor at their Memorial Day program.  One more is scheduled in another town for Wednesday afternoon.  I love being involved in these events. 

As for multiple projects going on, I've already begun to think about what I want to accomplish in June.  So I've chosen which UFO is next up to work on, and which WIPs I want to move forward closer to the finish line.  And of course there are more PIGS.  More on those projects will be shared later this week I think. 

The layout design for this year's Riley Blake Design challenge will be posted tomorrow, so these blocks will hopefully become a finished flimsy within the next week or so.  I'm excited to get them all together.  Sew-alongs are a great way for me to keep up the excitement of a new project, but with it coming in small increments - weekly or monthly.  

Since I love free sew-alongs, and since the block-making phase of the RBD challenge is done my attention is being drawn to a new sew-along of course.  Moda has been doing the Blockhead programs for 5 years now, and I've used several of the blocks from those sew-alongs to make quilts during that time.  I've never actually done ALL of the blocks any year.

But I decided that with the Blockheads 6 this year I'm going scrappy, with patriotic fabrics - because that part of my stash is totally out of control again.  And because then any finished quilts can become Quilts of Valor.  One block is posted each week.  If there is a block I really don't like then I won't make it.  No pressure.  The link below gives all the info on this year's Blockheads 6 program.  

https://modafabrics.com/inspiration-resources/blockheads-6-kick-off

And I've already begun working on a new QOV set of blocks using a free block pattern from Mary Quilts.  This is really Alycia's fault.  Last week she posted HERE a beautiful quilt she had just finished using Mary's Spool block.  I had that pattern already downloaded and in a binder, so I pulled it out and looked through my jelly rolls for ideas.  There was a partial jelly roll of light neutral patriotic prints, and that triggered the new plan. That partial jelly roll would work for a great scrappy background.  And there are plenty of red, gold, and blue fabrics waiting in the wings.  The first 6 blocks are done, and a few strips are paired up for more.  This will make a good Leader/Ended project to work on in between other projects. 

I'm linking up today with:

https://smallquiltsanddollquilts.blogspot.com/ 

https://songbirddesigns.blog