Between Charming Friends Quilt Along

Hi dear blogging friends! What a busy summer it has been! In all honesty, life has been busier than usual since March. I have lots of pictures and ideas to share with you, but one thing or the other has prevented me from connecting with you. I'm hoping to improve in this area:)

Last week, I did complete the quilt top for the Between Charming Friends Quilt Along sponsored by Kelly at Charming Chatter.  My two charm packs were Rural du Jardin from French General. The background fabric was from Rouenneries from French General. My version is a bit more blended than the original version by Kelly and Darlene's inspiration. I've had to put the top aside for now. I'm hoping to quilt it myself, but that will have to wait for another time. Thanks Kelly and Darlene for a wonderful quilt along! It was a great experience.

Between Charming Friends Quilt Along

Kelly of Cotton Charm Quilts (online quilt shop) and Charming Chatter blog along with Darlene of Quilting Daze are hosting an 8 week quilt along on Kelly's blog. This is week three of the quilt along and I was finally able to begin my quilt.

Week One was selection of our fabrics. I have developed a real obsession (yes, another one) for all fabrics by Moda's French General or Kaari Meng. I have purchased charm packs of all the French General lines. This Quilt Along seemed like the time to convert some of these charm packs into a quilt. Rural Jardin was my choice for this project.

We also needed some yardage. My choice for the backgrounds was actually some yardage from the first French General fabric line, Rouenneries.

Week 2: Cut the fabric according to the directions.

Week 3:  Construct the 4 patch blocks and the 16 patch blocks

These little blocks were so much fun to sew. Looking forward to Week 4 directions on Wednesday. Thanks, Kelly and Darlene for a fun quilting project!