Down but not Out!

I have been fighting a cold this week, but it hasn't stopped my excitement of making my own quilt. I decided to make a king size quilt out of 4 inch squares.....this means I need 840 squares!!!!I chose this size because I like the idea of something big enough to share over all 5 of us during a family movie night and it will be long enough to hang over the edges of my queen size bed as well. I found enough fabric and cut all my squares this week! (So many other things didn't happen though....like my laundry!) I have started sewing squares together....it is harder than I thought! If it is not even, then the corners will not line up. That is the perfectionist in me. I am going to have to let that go--after all, its my first one!

I bought a square ruler so I could cut the squares with my rotary cutter. It worked pretty well. I will post a pic of my first strip when I have it done. This is a project that can re-purpose old clothes, sheets, or fabric you find at a yard sale! Mine is very random colors and patterns. I will post more as I learn....