365 Day Challenge Quilt progress

So excited to sew these many small 3 1/2 inch blocks to the the center. They really look cute together sewn. Tomorrow will show to Sunflower quilters, who describe me as the hand sewing and small block quilter.

I have picked out some new fabrics from these quilters from their stash and plan to make a charity quilt to bring down next winter. Using the guilds accu- cutter to cut 5 inch squares. Should speed up the quilting. I have a pattern picked out from quilting book based on nickel squares. Will miss this group. We head home in 8 days.

Challenge blocks...catching up

The past few weeks have been busy due to travel to our new winter home and getting settled.
Here are some recent pictures of this challenge.

365 Challenge blocks...week 3

This week we expanded to triangles. Nice change. I moved to greens and some Browns. Tomorrow and for the next 4-5 days will work on them if easy to cut out and do in car as we are on our way to Tucson and our new "winter" home.

365 Challenge blocks week 2

Changed colors to brown this week. Hand sewn and so cute.

Week one of 365 Challenge Quilt

The Challenge

A few months ago Kathy http://www.365challenge.com.au/inspiration/. posted a challenge that I thought was awesome. Make a block every day Of the year. Sounds interesting and something I could do. I saw the quilt layout and was sold. Blocks range from 3-6 inches and a few slightly bigger. The web site shows all the possibilities. They are tiny blocks that remind me of Dear Jane or Dear Hannah. 

We will be traveling to our "winter" home in Tucson AZ. for the first time. Purchased the home on our travels home last March. We will be traveling with a car full of things. Last year I completed several hand sewing projects. I currently have several more Dutch Treat blocks to complete. I also cut out some miniature blocks to hand see on the drive down. I am not planing on taking a sewing machine down this year. Maybe I can find one at a garage sale or resale shop. Also may start hand quilting Allietarecherith if I have time. http://allietarecherith.blogspot.com/

My colors will be blues, Browns and greens. A bright pink at times for contrast.

Here are week one blocks in blues.

This is a perfect hand sewing project. I have gathered several fabrics for the trip. We will see if I can keep up. We will be without internet for a bit, and travels will prevent cutting the blocks.