A quilt-a-long

So last week I jumped on the Marcelle Medallion quilt-a-long that Penny has started.  This is bringing so many 'firsts' for me.

#1 I have never joined in with a quilt-a-long before.

#2 I have never paper pieced before (not that you have to for this quilt but a lovely lady over on IG kindly shared with me the template she had made)

#3 So many other patchwork techniques I have never tried (triangles, flying geese)

#4 I am actually blogging about it. (Not that I'm sure it will work)

#5 I'm hoping to link up my progress with Penny 's blog. (Again, only if I'm lucky)

I've completed the main star and have got my triangles cut out ready for border two. I'm actually diving into my beloved AMH field study without hesitation here as I know this quilt is worthy of it. I've used a tiny bit of Amy Butler so far and will be using some Joel Dewberry too, along with some KF shot cotton to calm all those prints down.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can do justice to the pattern and fabric and I'm loving all the challenges it's giving me. Who knows there might be another Marcelle in the future!? No doubt with my mother's name on it!

Please forgive the layout of this blog post. I have no idea what it will look like and I'm currently sat on my girls bedroom floor trying to post from my phone. 

Until next time, take care and happy sewing!

Emma