Pinwheel Quilt Plans

I have a confession to make. I'm not very good at following directions in my quilting. My excuse is that I have a job where I follow directions all day long. (It seems like an e-mail doesn't go out without being read and re-read and re-read for additional edits.) By the time I finish for the day, I'm interested in doing the exact opposite with my evenings -- that means, working with fabric and batting instead of words on the computer screen. It also means I tend to make things up as I go along.

The p.s. i quilt Pinwheel Sampler Quilt Along will be a challenge for me in following directions and precision. Already, though, I'm "tweaking" the instructions for my own purposes. I need to make a baby quilt between now and this summer for a friend of mine. So, instead of working on all of the blocks in Rachel's quilt, I have picked out my 12 favorites that look like they can be done in 10 inch by 10 inch blocks.

My layout will look something like this:

I love the printed cotton Rachel used (and take a look at the fabrics planned by some of the other quilt-along participants)! My fabric choices are much less organized:

I'm choosing these fabrics (1) because I love the feel of the different textures (and think the baby will, too) and (2) this friend is part of a group I've been quilting for the past 10 years. I want the new baby quilt to be connected by fabric to the 3 other quilts I've made for this family and for our other mutual friends.

Looking forward to working on this project! (For more Fiber Arts Fridays, click: Alpaca Farm Girl.)