Quilt Progress

I just got back from The UPS Store. My entries for the 2013 AQS show are on their way to Paducah! I believe awards are going to be announced Tuesday, April 23. It would be nice to win a little prize but I consider it an honor just to have 2 quilts accepted in this years' AQS show.

Currently on my design wall is Dave and Christy's wedding quilt. (I think they've been married for five or six years already!) 

It has over 5300 pieces and is taking some time to sew together. The pattern is from Judy Martin's "Log Cabin Quilt Book", an excellent resource for Log Cabin Quilts.

Here are samples of the two main blocks. The four blocks on the top are complete. The six on the bottom were unfinished when this picture was taken.

Below you can see the pattern coming together. I have three rows completed with the fourth in progress. There is a pieced border to add yet as well.

This project has not been without challenges. I have to trim one set of the blocks for some reason and I sewed the sashing pieces together on a different machine than the blocks so the seam allowances were off just a bit. I have to go back and tweak 84 sashing pieces to fit the blocks. I'm not a perfect quilter after all. Even without having to correct mistakes, I've got a few quilt friends who let me know how imperfect I am!