Hooked on Quilting

I decided to take a practice run at the DWR. I used scraps for the trial run. I cut up the pattern to see if I could use 2" strips and it looks like that should be enough to paper piece it. I just used muslin for the melons, but I think I'll order some white for the real quilt.

Here's another block From another BOM that I'm hosting on an appliqué Yahoo group. It's the Heart Bouquet block and it's got a cute little flag in the shape of a heart. Again, it is not stitched, just prepped. It seems it takes more than a month for me to do a block with this many pieces.

I am hosting a couple of BOM's on an appliqué Yahoo group. This is block #5. My job is to assign a block per month for those working on this particular quilt to complete. As hostess, I'm probably expected to finish, but I have yet to complete an assignment!!! LOL This was March's assignment. Sadly, I did not complete the block in March so I deemed April as the catch up month to give us more time to finish it. Not everything is stitched and of those pieces that aren't stitched, some need more prep work. I really do need the practice, but I feel I'm getting a little better.