Over this past weekend, I traveled to Madison County, Illinois, to both revisit with and meet my paternal grandmother’s family, and (as you might expect) I took my crochet along with me.
It must be genetic, because while the gathering was not huge, a second cousin (once removed), showed up with her knitting project in hand. Clearly, we are birds of a feather.
One challenge I am facing this state fair season is that instead of assembling the project as I usually do, in strips, this project is being worked from the center outward.
With all of the to-and-fro of going from my cousin’s house to the various destinations I wanted to go to (Circle B Alpacas, “Knit One, Weave Too” yarn shop, the cemetery where much of my paternal grandmother’s family is buried), I found it easier to continue to make more pieces than to try to put them together, and at some point, I began to investigate a design idea that came to me in my travels.
That investigation resulted in yet another Bauhaus Quilt block motif:

The Bauhaus Quilt block III motif was eminently portable, so I made another:

Then to get an idea of how they would work together, I set them side by side:

I love this new element and can hardly wait to figure out just how I will incorporate it into this year’s state fair project.
And while I did not get a lot of piecing done on the project over this weekend, I did add a round of 1 x 3 rectangles to what I had done previously:

My hope is that this is exactly the foundation I need to incorporate Bauhaus Quilt block III into my 2011 North Carolina State Fair project.
It is funning watching this project evolve.
So many of us start our day cheering you on and following your journey. I know the “quilt” will be amazing.
Definitely enjoy watching your project evolve! You’re inspiring me to enter into next year’s state festival.
I have to agree with the other comments!
amazing. . .I just don’t have the patience for that kind of work. . . just makes me appreciate yours more!