Oh, Wow!

 In September I bought the quilt pattern for "Tulip Farm", and then bought the kit that used many pieces of  Moda's "Desert Oasis" fabric collection. I had seen the fabric at a local shop and was enchanted by it. I began the job of cutting out template pieces, and then some of the fabric pieces. All of this was put aside for some reason...Christmas? A new garage building? Travel? I'm not sure. Maybe even due to intimidation. I have never completed such a complex foundation paper piecing project before. 

I pulled it out yesterday and became very excited to proceed. I reviewed a few how-to videos and began, in earnest. 

The pattern, by Judy Niemeyer, and produced by QuiltWorx comes with a comprehensive booklet of instructions that are presented step-by-step. Judy has fine tuned the process by carefully numbering each step, and suggesting that sewists label everything, put pieces in labeled baggies. I pulled out my rotary cutter and the 'add-a-quarter-ruler and went to town.

I put together the pieces that will be the center of the quilt. I have to admit, that when I placed the eight pieces together on my cutting board I was "gob smacked!" Wow....just wow! I can't wait to move on to the next steps!