3 blocks and some cutting..........

Last night I sewed 3 of the new scrappy Bear Paw blocks.  They look a little dark so I'm going to make sure I add in more medium tones for the 4 big squares.  They are 14" so 20 blocks will be a minimum of 56" x 70".  I usually add a narrow sashing so I don't have all of the points matching edge to edge so that will increase the size.  I could also add a border like I did on the last one.

I spent the morning in the basement cutting pieces for 2 quilts with the Australian Aboriginal design fabrics.  The 16 dark strips on the right are all blending into each other in this photo.  I have to make a decision whether the blocks will be all high contrast or if I will add in some medium tones with the darks.  There is enough for 32 sixteen patch blocks cut so far and more fabrics are pressed waiting to be cut.  I'll wait to show the second quilt after I get a couple blocks pieced.