That is how many squares I cut this weekend.
I painfully, well not really painful... it was more visually delightful, cut into my Amy Schimler fabric. I'm finally starting one of the quilts for the boys room that I mentioned a few months back. After much deliberation over the whirlygiggle or the zig zag, the J-man decided on some zig for his zag and the timing couldn't have been better. Amy is hosting a quilt along over at the oldredbarn on flickr complete with lots of pics and instructions to help me along my way, strength in numbers right?
This quilt will be a twin size so I had to make some adjustments to the instructions but nothing too strenuous. I want more zig zags so instead of the 9" blocks, I cut 5" blocks and doubled my amount. Hence the 352. That's a whole lot of piecing folks and I can still say that smiling :)
wow!!! is a big bunch of squares!! love those fabrics! i think looks great in a boys room!
Posted by: RosaMaria | August 04, 2009 at 07:17 AM
Keep smiling~ this is going to be great!
Posted by: erica | August 05, 2009 at 08:38 AM
Wow, what a lovely stack! I found your blog via Craft and I'm really enjoying it. Your Don't Get Out of Bed pants are wonderful-I'd love to link to them if you don't mind.
Posted by: Rachel | August 05, 2009 at 01:37 PM
Like Rachael I made my way here from Craft and your Don't Get Out of Bed Pants. What a super duper quilt that is going to be for your son!!!! Looks like you did some nice cutting. :-)
Posted by: Julie | August 05, 2009 at 02:20 PM
Hi Rachel,
I don't mind if you link to the pants at all! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the tutorial.
Posted by: duckyhouse | August 06, 2009 at 01:01 PM
Wow, you know you're insane, right ;) Anywho, Did you listen to anything in particular while cutting those squares?
Posted by: simone | August 07, 2009 at 12:40 PM
The boys room has a nature theme going on so the prints will go perfectly. I can wait to get more done on this quilt.
Posted by: duckyhouse | August 08, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Thanks Erica :) :) :) :)
Posted by: duckyhouse | August 08, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Hi Julie,
Welcome here and thanks for stopping by. The cutting is always the hardest part for me...labor intensive.
Posted by: duckyhouse | August 08, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Simone,
Yeah, I know...insane but happy :)
Actually I was watching, more like listening, to the JFK movie...you know the Oliver Stone one.
Posted by: duckyhouse | August 09, 2009 at 01:35 PM