Trip Around the World in Progress

My grand-niece asked me to make her a quilt in pastels and for some time I've been watching for a design that would catch my eye.  The April/May issue of The Quilter Magazine http://www.thequiltermag.com/ has on its cover a Trip Around the World quilt that is a bit different because it is set on point.  Julie Lynch designed it and she named her version Sun-Kissed World.  So now that I had my design I just had to get the fabric layout to my liking.  In a traditional Trip Around the World quilt there is a center  block with organized rows of colors orbiting around it (albeit in a square formation.)  I chose my fabrics and cut them  into 4.5" squares.

 

Then last Sunday I auditioned them and moved things around a bit.  I made a four patch square for the center block using the solid pastel fabric, Fairy Frost by Michael Miller. 

 

I thought this would be the final layout.

Today I began putting it together on point.   Excuse my sloppy bed; it made a good design wall.

 

When I got to the edge I just didn't like the coral so I changed to green and stayed with that.

 

 

Here are my rows.  The squares are sewn together and the rows are pressed in alternating left/right directions waiting to be sewn together.  I hope to get to that tomorrow.  Then I have to think about the border or maybe try it without one. 

 

 

I had a wonderful day sewing today.  This project came together so easily. 

 

I did finish America the Beautiful and love it. 

 

Hope you are enjoying your weekend as well.

 

God Bless You.