another quilt project.

so i have to write about this new (yes, another! ;)) project i started today... i was inspired at a local quilt shop yesterday - don't worry, all i bought was two small pieces of fabric to use in my Spicing Up The Kitchen swap -- they had a quilt hanging on the wall made from 9-patch blocks. a value quilt of sorts.

you make your 9-patches, some from light fabrics and some from dark, then cut the m in half diagonally, and re-sew them so that the blocks are half dark & half light. this is made somewhat similarly..

i've been dying to use my kaffe fassett stash, and had originally planned on making a pastel quilt from the fabrics i have, but have decided a pastel quilt really isn't my thing. so! i'll be doing a value quilt (diamond pattern) with these modified 9-patches. i'm hoping i'll have enough dark fabrics... i still need to finish the zigzag quilt i started two years ago!, which took up a bunch of my darker ones!

anyway.

i started cutting my 3" squares this afternoon.
...my stash before cutting:

pretty leftover scraps:

a little progress...

& my helper. she's soooo helpful. ;)


i've also been plugging along at my AMH hexies! i'm not even thinking about how many more i'll have to make to do a quilt top ;)...

it is awfully winter-y outside, and a bit melancholy inside.. but these fabrics never cease to cheer me up. every day i'm thankful that i've got a craft i can turn to, to ease me through the weeks.