New Year, same ole me

Here is where I am on the Quiltville mystery, En Provence:

I tried something a little different in place of the big yellow squares, using HSTs, and at this point am undecided which I prefer!  They really don't look all that different, from a distance.

The next clue in the Meadow Mystery has been released, but so far I've been occupied with En Provence and haven't started the other one.  That mystery should be about over.  I have decided on two quiltalongs to participate in.  They are both by Pat Sloan (www.patsloan.com).  One has already started, and is called the 182 day Solstice Challenge.  It involves making 26 blocks from the winter solstice to the summer solstice with the blocks being released one per week.  So are I'm 3 weeks behind.  But decided on doing it with patriotic colors so it can be a QOV (Quilt of Valor) project for veterans.  The second one of hers is called the 2017 The Children's Library, and is a mystery quilt.  I might as well use patriotic colors on this one too.  For me patriotic colors can be blues, reds and whites as well as browns, greens, yellows, etc.  Need to use up more of my stash!



I also have taken out my 2.5" strips to make another Round the World quilt, this will be ongoing.  Not going to make any big plans for 2017 at this point!

Oh wait, I forgot I wanted to do the H2H project this year again. She is designing some star quilts starting the end of January (http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/search?q=Stunning+stars)

Sounds fun!  Also I'm keeping my eye on the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I didn't do it last year but really enjoyed the year before