a few more rounds and rows

in april, when i last posted all my spring finishes, i was hard at work adding rounds to my liberty + chambray courthouse step quilts, which went quickly. because many of these prints are obscure ones i don't use often or haven't used yet at all, i tried to identify each print as i added it on. here, the outer pieces are "d'anjo" and "favorite flowers."

i'm using relative value to create a little contrast and distinction in the rows so they don't just blend together. this next row is darker prints (again, this is relative to what it's next to). none of the prints are as deeply-colored and high-volume as the3rd rows' "ros" and dark blue "wiltshire" prints are, but i'm working with what i've got.

these two prints are especially yummy: "mitsi" in green and "thorpe" in a deep primary palette. "thorpe" is one of those prints i either like or dislike based on the color scheme. this is a good one.

back to low-volume with a print i failed to identify (but so cute) and "felicite" in an aqua colorway.

the 9th row (? and "emma louise") is as far as i got before i had to shift gears and move back to working on "wiltshire rows." i was hoping to get it handquilted and/or bound before leaving on d3's senior trip so i could photograph it with her in wales, but that simply didn't happen. no big surprise there. it's ok. the extras are nice when we can make them happen, but not essential.

i did get "wiltshire rows" sandwiched and basted, and handquilting has commenced. i had a big piece of the pink and navy colorway i originally purchased to use on the back of "guys and dolls improv," but then changed my mind about. no worries as i found a place for that piece here. quilting is usually like that - if you don't use something where you originally intended, it will find a home somewhere else.