Design Wall Monday: Off We Go...

I finally got around to one of the many works-in-progress I listed here awhile back. For the past week or so, I've been making one or two of these 8" airplane blocks each night:

I plan to make four more, for a 16-block square baby quilt. Sashing and border decisions yet to be made, but it should be finished well before my deadline. Sweet!

(Linking up with Judy's Design Wall Monday at the Patchwork Times.)

Comments

Jayia said…
Love the lil airplanes! So unique and sweet.
Monday, March 12, 2012 at 9:03:00 PM CDT
Sue Daurio said…
How fun is that with all those different airplanes, I love it.
Monday, March 12, 2012 at 9:22:00 PM CDT
Vivian said…
Cute quilt. I so wish I would have been quilting when my children were babies and toddlers. There are so many great patterns out there.
Monday, March 12, 2012 at 10:23:00 PM CDT
Angie in SoCal said…
Cute, cute. I made a quilt for my 2nd grandson from that block, but I like yours better cuz they're scrappy. It's going to be a great quilt.
Monday, March 12, 2012 at 11:35:00 PM CDT
Mary said…
I like all the different fabrics in the Airplanes... A totally fun quilt!
Thanks for stopping by my Blog.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 2:23:00 AM CDT
Sarah said…
Such a cute idea for a baby quilt. Wonder if my nephews would like this...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 11:12:00 AM CDT
Kristy QP said…
Such cute blocks! This'll be a great little baby quilt!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 11:35:00 PM CDT
Deborah said…
I love your airplanes! These are so fun!!
Friday, March 16, 2012 at 9:51:00 AM CDT
Janine @ Rainbow Hare said…
I love these colourful planes - what a fab idea!
Friday, March 16, 2012 at 6:15:00 PM CDT
Chris H said…
They do look like planes too!
Friday, March 16, 2012 at 8:13:00 PM CDT
Alycia~Quiltygirl said…
I love those blocks! How cute that will be!!
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 8:14:00 PM CDT
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