one step down...

quite a few steps to go.

but i finally got all of the cutting finished for my first quilt top today, so i thought i'd show you the fabrics.
i hope you weren't expecting any fancy patterns. ha. i'm just making a square patchwork quilt because after lots of browsing, i kept deciding that i liked the look of them best. and for my first quilt, i wanted something relatively simple.

and yes. they are very bright. i actually started with a print that was similar to the one with the white background. it was a little more clam with mostly just yellows and teals, but still had the ornate pattern. the problem was that i couldn't find enough fabrics that i liked to coordinate with it, so i switched to this brighter one as my starting point. the pink polka dot fabric is probably my favorite. i want to buy more of it just to keep. haha.

the squares are 3.5 inches. i was going to use 4 inch squares, but i decided that 3.5 gave better variation in the non-polka dot patterns. after the first hour of cutting, i was wishing i'd gone for something like 8 inch squares. ha. part of the problem was that i learned the most efficient way to cut them a little late in the game. sigh. and next time, i think i will just go for charm packs, but there weren't any available in any fabrics that i liked at the local quilt shops. i know there are plenty online though.

all of the prints except the yellow polka dot are by michael miller. the solids are kona cotton, which according to my research is pretty decent for quilting. i wanted to include a lot more solids, but the local quilt shops don't stock very many. once again, i know there are plenty of options online. i just really like buying things of this nature locally so that i can see them before shelling out my money.

i guess that's about it for now. i'm heading to the doctor tomorrow for titers and shots, so i don't anticipate much sleep tonight because i'll be too anxious. maybe i'll get in some good reading time. :]