Madwoman in da house!

Yep, that's me. I'm a madwoman and I'm in da house. Ya  got somethin' to say about that?
I thought not.

I put the Swoon blocks on hold for the moment and I'm working madly to finish a wall hanging for Valentine's Day.

You may wonder why but the simple truth is, I now have a wall to hang seasonal quilts on (think medium size, 50"x50") and I promised myself when we finally settled on a home, I would do this.  Well, I started with the Christmas season and that is definately over.  The hanging I currently have on the wall is seasonal, as in winter, but since we haven't had much of a winter, it's making it feel like a Christmas quilt instead.  Do you remember this one?

I decided I should have a Valentine's Day quilt. After all, I had a jellyroll of the L'Amour line by Sandy Gervaise and I certainly should use it.

I had seen a strip quilt done that made me think I could make a super fast quilt with minimal cutting and measuring so I set off on the internet to find a pattern.

I love the internet.

I did find what I was looking for. This tutorial from Katie's Quilting Corner is great and yes, it was super easy and quick to do. The top came together in a matter of an hour of sewing + another 30 min. trimming & ironing. Total.

Strips being sewn.

I did leave out 10 strips of the roll and because of that, I think there were some closer repeats in the strips than there would have been. Also, I added the two large side borders to get the top to the width I wanted. I am really glad I did this. I like the look.

Last order of business before batting and quilting, to applique hearts onto the top. What do you think, the pink or the red w/white hearts? Or mayber a solid red?  Hmm... 

What are you working on?

Cheers!
Beck