A queen size quilt made for a daughter is a serious undertaking at the best of times, and this one comes with a wrinkle: the whole thing is very large and not wholly planned out in advance. That is the problem this project is working around. The answer so far has been steady progress in block form, and it seems to be paying off nicely.
The milestone reached is a satisfying one: twenty blocks finished, plus one extra, which covers the twenty blocks the queen size quilt calls for. Each block is a grid of small fabric squares laid out six across and six down, and the prints are a cheerful mix of floral, fruit, botanical and patterned designs. Going through the stack one by one, then setting a single block in the foreground in front of the tall pile, gives a real sense of how much variety is already sitting on that wooden table.
On construction, foundation paper piecing is in use for some of the designs. Planned pieces include FPP florals, a paper-pieced rendering of the daughter's name, and FPP hearts and butterflies, with the hearts and butterflies meant to cut through the busy feel of the patchwork. These finished blocks are just one of many designs being incorporated, and having one block beyond the count seems like a sensible cushion to me.
What is still open is the full set of designs, which has not been decided yet, and the maker says the finished quilt is still a while away. The plan to keep sharing progress as the quilt continues is welcome, and with this much already done the next stage should be worth following.