Floating Squares

I have a finished flimsy.  I think it qualifies as an official UFO!  Whoo hoo!

Taken outside this afternoon, the pics are pretty close to the real colors.

 

I have no idea on how I'm going to quilt it, but I'll figure it out at some point.

What I did, instead of what I should have been doing

I couldn't help it.  The little squares were calling me.  "Float me, float me on top of the white."  What can you do when little squares call you?  You answer.

Not the final arrangement, but I just wanted to lay them out.  Not sewn together, it's about 48" x 54".  A border or even two, and then it'll be a good lap blankie for me.  The Hubz can have his shirt strings, and I'll have my floating squares.

And now I really need to do my breakfast dishes.

Hexies

Well, not really.  "Spools" is more accurate, although I'm not doing this as a spool quilt, but as a Dots and Boxes quilt.

Each box is approx 4".  I'll probably make it wider with more boxes and then with a border.  Or not.  I have a long way to go before making a border decision.  It's slow work, but very pleasant.

On the quick side, I'm doing a floating square quilt, based on instructions by Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt fame.  I saw this YouTube, and had to do it.  When I first began collecting fabric a couple of years ago, I found this lovely charm pack of blues, yellows and white from Moda.  Can't remember the name.   I also bought a bit of yardage from the same line, and found some nice fabrics that live with it in my stash.  The white is Kona cotton white, my favorite.  This is so quick and easy.  I love her videos; they're perfect for me.  I'm afraid that I'm not very good with teensy little pieces that all have to fit together.  I admire those quilts, but I'm just not that precise, and not likely to improve.  But this little quilt is pleasant and mindless and within my capabilities.