Enough is Enough - Decisions Made

At some point in time I decided I would make 

a series of twelve Dumpster Diving quilts.

Since then I've made myself dizzy with ideas.

This past week I decided enough was enough.

Dumpster Diving 9 - Blue Springs Road

will feature these blue and white strips cut from

an impulsively purchased fat quarter bundle.

I'll mix in some yellows and possibly bits of gray

and use the free Spring design 

by Valori Wells for Kaufman Fabrics.

I'll use this yardage for DD-9's backing.

The color palette for Dumpster Diving 10 - Do Tell

was inspired by the thought of 

a bouquet of full blown pink peonies in 

one of my grandmother's vintage aqua mason jars.

(name inspired by an award-winning

 lush pink peony variety from the 1940s)

I've gathered these pieces from the resource and crumb boxes

ready to be run through the die cutter when the time comes.

This is the yardage I chose for DD 10's backing.

Dumpster Diving 11 - Mischief Maker

is underway as one of my RSC 2020 projects.

January's blocks are here.

February's blocks are here.

March's blocks are waiting to be made.

The yardage above (right) will be DD11's backing

and the yardage on the left will be it's binding.

Dumpster Diving 12  - Journey's End

will feature black and white and red.

I have a design in mind

but need to do a bit more planning

between now and the time this one begins.

EDIT ADDED LATER -

DD 12 - Journey's End did not happen.

The red and black strips eventually became

an Etcetera Quilt known as Drama Queen,

which was donated to Mercyful Quilts 

during Hands2Help 2022.  

You can use the Drama Queen label at the end

of this post to see the posts for that quilt.

And this will be the backing for DD 12.

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Meanwhile . . . 

Dumpster Diving 7 - Respite 

is still waiting to be quilted

and

Dumpster Diving 8 - Bella

is ready and waiting for block construction.

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It will obviously be a while

before the rest of this series is worked on

but at least I can quit thinking about how

I'm going to finish out this series of 12 quilts.

Decisions made.

Quiltdivajulie

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“There will be a few times in your life when all your instincts will tell you to do something, something that defies logic, upsets your plans, and may seem crazy to others.  When that happens, you do it.  Listen to your instincts and ignore everything else.  Ignore logic, ignore the odds, ignore the complications, and just go for it.”
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