Here is a sneak peak at the new quilt I am laying out. The next two quilts up are both bed quilts. This one is to replace the king size quilt on our bed, which has totally frayed. In the planning stages is a bed quilt for my eldest, who wants an upgrade from old and faded twin to a new queen size. This design took shape when I bid on and won a packet of dupioni silks at the guild meeting. Beautiful jewel tones--what to do with them? I pulled lots of batiks, and came up with the idea--intially of all little squares, randomly laid out, but as it has developed, there are 5 blocks--at this point still randomly scattered. The size of the basic unit was determined by a collection of batik strips I bought at the quilt show we went to in New Hampshire this fall. Since the strips are 2 1/2 inches wide, I went with blocks that finish out to 8 inches square. The 5 blocks are an Ohio Star, 4-patch, Double 4-Patch, Puss in the Corner, and 16-patch. Can you find them? With just over half the blocks pieced, I am loving the rich, warm tones in this top!
nd a dark blue thread filling in the background. A thank you to Heather for the idea of a curvy edge which not only harmonized with the circles, but pulled the quilt together in a 
whimsical way. 
The Foodie Quilt top is completed--except for the border, that is. Here's a shot so you can see the various sized appliqued circles. I've pieced a back as well, and there is almost No fabric left--had to dig out a few other pieces to make a big enough back--I'll post a shot of that as well. The blue/white fabric on the back is covered in foodie words, "wine, pasta, poach, crab, fry, daily special." The plan is to make a scalloped border, which will be a bit of a challenge. I've never tried the whole bias binding bit. The girls got to see it tonight when they came by to make us dinner--LOVE it when they cook for us. Tonight was fish two ways, roast potatoes, salad--you would think, oh that's a simple meal, but you would be wrong. 
