The time is getting close for Block 1 of VACATION Time! The excitement over at my Facebook group and Quilt Bee are immense! Fabric is being pulled, being bought, washed and ironed and folded to await the day!
It's like Christmas eve and waiting for your Birthday rolled into one, and shared with 35,000+ other quilters... this gives me goosebumps it's so exciting!
While we wait, let's look at fabric options you have selected, would you like that?
People have been sharing fabric stacks, rearranging and pulling out and putting in for days now. If you click the photos they takes you to a larger image
Look at the combos, they are really fantastic! Makes me want to start another .. like that black and grey with red pops on the top right.. is that more Paris fabric I don't have??
Your insights and tastes are spectacular! Look at the group of light blue, mushroom and silvery grey on the right side.
. Lynne shared one of her swatch sheets (the supply list is 2 pages for fabrics). I highly recommend you do this to see if you have a good blend.
When you look at my supply list you'll see i used 3 main colors, red, green and the background cream. Then I have 2 color options. Aqua or Navy. When you pick that color option.. it will set the stage for the final color of the quilt. You quilt will read NAVY or if you went with purple, it will read purple in the end.
I hope you share you fabric selection either at my FB group or at this Quilt Show link
As we make blocks it will start to come together, the fun of a mystery is the unknown!
If you need to see my prior posts HERE and HERE
If you need the supply list it is ALWAYS linked from my Free patern page, but this is the direct link to the host of our FREE fun, Free Quilt Patterns.info .. SUPPLY LIST
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Omg how can I be so unorganized I still can't think of what to do for this quilt. It's New Years eve here and I will have to pull my finger out and decide soon
Posted by: Sonja Trower | Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 08:23 PM
I just wanted to stop by and wish you a very Happy Birthday! I hope your day was a wonderful one filled with much joy.
Posted by: Joyce Carter | Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 09:06 PM
Go Sonja, you can do it!
Posted by: PatSloan | Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 09:25 PM
I'm a newbie so please forgive my ignorance, I've never done a BOM before. I had already purchased a jelly roll of One for You, One for Me when I saw this project. Is there a way to use the jelly roll for Vacation Time?
Posted by: Jinger | Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 11:09 PM
Jinger a jelly roll will not work. This pattern was written for larger pieces of fabric.
Posted by: PatSloan | Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 11:58 PM
So many beautiful fabrics!
Posted by: Margaret Steinacker | Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 09:23 AM
I'm still waiting for 3 fabrics in the mail from fabirc.com. Hope they get here today or Friday; they are slower than QVC!
Posted by: Gwendolyn Sliter Davis | Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 09:30 AM
I haven't been able to sew for a couple of weeks now! The withdrawal is terrible!! I have to get my house in order and then I'll pull the fabrics. What fun to see what everyone is pulling. I love the idea of taping swatches on the printout. That's just what I plan to do.
Posted by: Susan K | Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 11:17 AM
I posted mine but didn't see it. I don't think any of my comments and post are going through.
Posted by: Tina Boyce | Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 12:04 PM
Tina where did you post a top? you can't post it here. There is a quilt show page at this link... but you are in control of how it appears
http://blog.patsloan.com/2014/12/pat-sloan-205-ufo-busting-challenge.html
Posted by: PatSloan | Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 12:58 PM
I did it the second time i think I may have done them all wrong now I know that they are going through. I'm so excited to start the new Vacation Time quilt. I'm going to make two also. Thanks Pat.
Posted by: Tina Boyce | Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 02:57 PM
I am stacking fabric on a bed and think I have the red and green covered. I think I am using a a focus of holiday fabric, because I have so much of it. Also have flora. Also kids and dog and cats fabric. Vacations is all of that to me. Sorry. Maybe I should start over and put it all back.
Posted by: Jeanne Frey | Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 04:56 PM
Hi Pat.... I ran away from home until next year plus a few days... Needed to escape and clear my head... Will be back home on Sunday all refreshed and ready to go... But, I did bring a UFO along to work on tonight! After 4 hours of driving, I need a 'va-ca'!
Posted by: Von | Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 05:51 PM
Very nice selections of fabrics. I didn't see mine here. It will be fun to see all the finished projects.
Posted by: Sherry | Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 06:13 PM
I plan to participate again. I did the BOM Globetrotter, which was the first time I participated with one of your BOMs. I really enjoyed doing it. I found even with an obnoxiously busy schedule, I fit the block in each month.
Posted by: Marcia Kasprzyk | Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 07:00 PM
Thanks for responding Pat! I don't have enough of a stash at this point to pull from, but I'll try to follow along.
Posted by: Jinger | Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 10:16 PM