Relaxing Robin, March complete

I feel so accomplished!  I have done the March step for the Relaxing Robin--within the month of March.

If you recall, February's step was to "add some applique".  I went a little crazy with my applique aspirations, making all sorts of crazy-pieced cats to put within a very wide border.

Applique round, with stand-in cats

There are six completed cats, with two more going to join them soon.  So, technically, I am not done with February's step.  However, I didn't let that deter me from moving on to March.

March, as suggested by our fearless leader...

MARCH IS-

 

4. add some triangles. this could be flying geese, pinwheels, etc. again, have fun with this. there are many blocks and ideas with triangles.

Well, that's not exactly what I worked on.  As in, not at all what I worked on.  All those kitties inspired me... to make balls of yarn.  Well, not so much yarn, but ball-shaped anyway.

 

Took all my flannel florals and cut circular patches, which landed on colorful plaid patches.  Left the edges raw, as I intend to Big Stitch quilt these in the completed quilt.  (What am I doing, planning how something will be quilted?  Geez, when did I get to thinking so far ahead?)

This is getting large; it's 40" wide so far.  But I want to make a twin-size quilt, so I need to add significantly to the height.  Thus, my revamped March step only added circle patches to the top and bottom.

MARCH APRIL IS-

 

4. add some triangles. this could be flying geese, pinwheels, etc. again, have fun with this. there are many blocks and ideas with triangles.

I have planned this step.  Saw what Sunny did on her triangle border (a picket fence! at least that's how I interpreted it) and decided that my cats could use that treatment, too.  So I'm busy measuring for the next border, with triangles, and that will become my April step.

APRIL MAY IS-

5. using some of the fabric in the first border make another border of your choice

I can hardly believe it, but I am planning out the May step as well.  Just hope I have enough of the pink flannel to be the background to what I want to do.

Check out the links to other quilts in the Relaxing Robin.