What's In A Name or Help!

Lynne at Lilly's Quilts asked us to share a project that has made up happy this last month.  

The first things I thought of were the Dresden plates as part of her quilt along.  I have LOVED playing with color, sewing and "hanging out" with the group online, but I didn't want to be a brown-noser...  :)

Then I thought of the hexagon shaped quilt made from these beautiful pink and yellow fabrics.  Can I say how much I love pink and yellow together.  I even wrote a tutorial.  (Seriously, sooo easy.)

But then I remembered this green note book.  I have filled pages with notes, thought about it as I was falling asleep, playing with legos, making dinner and brushing my teeth.  What is in this notebook?  My master plan. 

 My master plan for taking myself (and hopefully others) though a year long series of quilt block tutorials.  The first month we will cover the basics and start with a log cabin to make sure we are sewing an even 1/4 inch seam.  Next, we will talk about color and value and do an around the world block to work on matching seams and then a value block to practice half square triangles.  The series will build from simple to complex blocks and methods.

Some of the topics covered will be:

• Half Square Triangles
• Quarter Square Triangles
• Flying Geese
• Paper Piecing
• Curves
• Appliqué
• Inset and Y seams
• English Paper Piecing
• Improvisational Piecing
• Wonky Blocks
• Foundation Pieced Blocks
• Odd Shapes - apple cores, tumblers and hexagons
• Whole Cloth Quilting

The plan is that I would post a tutorial the first three Fridays of each month.  The last week of the month will be a catch up week.  If you are current on your blocks by the end of the month you could win a prize.  (I know, soooo exciting!)

I hope to be able to face some of my fears and expand my quilting horizons.  I would like to start in May, but I need to get the word out.  And before I start getting the word out I need a name.  What should I call this series?  I was thinking of something along the lines of, "Just Try It!" or "A Taste of Quilting."  But I am convinced there is a better name out there.  Please, leave a comment and let me know if you would be interested in quilting along and what in the world I should call it.

 

Just for a laugh, here are some of the pictures that didn't make the large sized cut.  

It does not include the ones that were immediately deleted!  :)