W.i.P. Wednesday: Back to Sewing

My machine is back from it's spa vacation, tuned up and ready to sew.  My kids are back in school.  Obviously it's time to start something new!

When I dropped my machine off to get serviced all I could think of was "Can't sew!" which instantly made me want to make ALL the things:-)  After an epic fail trying to start a new knitting project I turned to Pinterest and spotted Stitched in Color's adorable Penny Patch quilt.  She ran a QAL last fall and has some fabulous tips.  Even if you aren't a beginner you owe it to yourself to read her notes on choosing fabrics and quilting.  I'm still in the throws of my nautical obsession so I started by grabbing what's left of the Out to Sea bundle I used to make my Sailing the Seven Seas pillow.  I pulled all the motif prints to fussy cut.  Where I could I made them 6 1/2" blocks but some are bigger and I'll figure out how to work them in later.

From there I shopped my stash for coordinates, cut those in 2" strips and 3 1/2" squares, and then started matching up my strips and making 4 patches.

I played with the color combinations.  Some are monochromatic while others use contrasting colors.  I did learn early that you have to be very careful when using directional prints if you want things to line up properly.  That said, these go together quickly and easily...  the perfect project to kick off sewing season!

Getting back to the fun with this week's W.i.P. Wednesday:-)