Midweek: too busy? another finish and OMG start

 

 The 25 B blocks for Indigo Way are finished.   

I put the A's and B's on the design wall.  I really like busy designs but my initial impression is that this is TOO busy.  

The pattern calls for 20 half blocks for the setting triangles.  I've made four. 

I've told myself firmly not to rush this -- let the blocks sit for a while.  An entire quilt of just A's and/or just B's would look pretty good.   

Meanwhile,  here is the **fourth** finish for 2024.   I made the flimsy in December with leftovers from Grassy Creek, the 2021 mystery.  It's wheelchair sized.  

My One Monthly Goal for January is to plan (at least) and make (hopefully) a 24" x 24" quilt for the Modern Quilt Guild annual mini swap.  The entry form asks for preferences to guide the swap partner.  I suggested upcycling.  My assigned partner (whom I do not know) said she likes improv.  I'm going to do both with my entry and use necktie silk.  

It's been a long time since I opened the silk bins. These are 98% neckties that have been disassembled, washed, and pressed. After years in the bins they're quite wrinkled.  This is a 25-year accumulation.  I've made one vest, one skirt, one jacket, fifteen little gift bags, one quilt, and many hexagon rosettes.   (The other 2% are silk scarves which I cannot resist at estate sales and thrift shops. These are not colors or patterns that I'd wear.  I have a drawer of silk scarves that I do wear.)  

I have a design concept.  You'll have to wait for the reveal.

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P.S.  Remember the Dress for Success days in the 1980's when women wore floppy silk ties?   They pricey to buy but easy to make, which is what I did.