Women of the Bible Progress

I had some free time Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning and decided to take advantage of it. I’m getting anxious to see some real progress on the Women of the Bible quilts. It’s been slow going on sewing all the blocks. I got a few done though. The Syro Phoenician woman

and Rebekah.

I try to keep extra pieces cut for the filler blocks so I can make at least a few during each sewing session, so those are coming along as well.

I got out the section A pieces I have assembled so I could make sure the colors in section B won’t be adjacent to the A blocks. 

The more I looked at it, the more I didn’t like where the four patches and pinwheels join.

I followed the pattern directions, but it looks awkward to me. Oh, I tried to tell myself “it’s okay. You’re being too picky.” I finally gave in and took it apart and realigned the four patches. 

Am I crazy? Maybe, but I like it so much better. I only did one section, so I still need to fix the other one. I will most likely put it off until I have a few hours free to work on it. 

The next step is to make about five more blocks for section B, plus more filler blocks. Then, I can start assembling it section B.

As you can see, I still have a lot more to do. I knew going in it would be a big commitment. So far, though, I have been motivated to keep going. I think the way they broke it up into sections helps make it a little easier to stay on track. For me at least. I’ve already invested a good deal of time and fabric into this, and I don’t want it to become a UFO. I was looking at old posts, and I started this in early October, and I’m happy with my progress.