Swoon finished and a new quilt

Seriously, I have no idea how time can slip away so quickly.  Three - THREE - months  I last posted.  Well probably that long since I did any sewing also.  Made myself go and sew yesterday.  It's a BOM from 2009 that I never got around to doing.  I mean can you believe that?  Well I got a couple of blocks done (three were done last time I did some sewing). But then I have been to Bali, had a couple bouts of sick and now back on deck. 

 

So that got  the juices going and I'm ready to sew.  I have bought many books of the years and just flick thru them but rarely make anything from them.  Today I decided to make something in reproductions.  Seems an age since I used those fabrics.  And I decided to make something from a book.  First book I picked up was Judy Martins Extraordinary Log Cabin Quilts and it took me all of 5 seconds to know which quilt I want to make.  This lady makes the most amazing quilts.  The whole book is filled with wonderful Extraordinary Quilts.  So all excited I went to the cupboard and right in front was this - purchased who knows when.

 

But I don't really have enough browns.  I want to make it brown and indigo and gold.  Hmm, just thought maybe I make the centres in brown and the logs can be indigo and gold.  Oww, maybe I do have enough fabric. But then will it be too much gold?   I'm going to make a small one as it will take too long for a queen and besides I don't have the fabric.  Just enough in this bundle for the smaller size.

Main Street Log Cabin

So now I need to go back and rethink it all.  Think I'll make some test blocks in some scrappy fabrics to see what I think.  That will give me a taste while I make up my mind.