Ferris Wheel Quilt...

Yesterday I had a little bit of time to put some blocks together... YAY!...I started this quilt last summer and I am just now getting back to it now.
The quilt is from Quilters Newsletter Magazine - May 2005. Yes, it's an oldie but a goodie. The quilt was designed by Kathy Munkelwitz of Minnesota.

I used alot of old 36" wide cotton fabric that I got from my Grandma with a nice mix of repro's for a very vintagey look.

In the magazine the quilt is called "Jewels"...but I think mine looks like Ferris Wheels so that's what I'm calling mine.

This is the square block...the whole quilt is made with templates. Everything is on the bias which made it a little tricky to work with but it wasn't too bad.
I didn't make a queen size like in the magazine because I didn't want to use it for my bed. Instead, I wanted to make a square quilt for my kitchen table.

I only needed to make 4 of these square blocks ....

....and 8 of these triangle blocks.

Here are the 4 square blocks stitched together.

This is where you really start to see the design come together!

Then I made 4 of these corner pieces out of the 8 triangle blocks and stitched one to each side of the 4 joined square blocks...

...and now you can see the Ferris Wheels turning round and round under the star-lit sky at the county fair...can you smell the cotton candy and feel the soft summer breeze through your hair?

I still have to add the borders and a little ric-rac...but all in all I'm pleased with the progress that I was able to make on it so far.

Tomorrow is my day to have Sophie Belle...maybe when she takes a nap, I can put the borders on...(that is if I don't take a nap with her)...LOL! That's what usually happens because I like to rock her to sleep and then I rock myself to sleep too!

So for now, my ferris wheels will stay on the design wall in my studio...they fit there perfectly don't you think?