I have been doing a lot of paper piecing lately. My New York Beauty quilt top is finished.
I had thought that this would become a king size quilt for my bed. That turned out to be an insane idea.
Each block is 8.5″ and all that paper piecing is both time consuming and uses a lot of fabric – heavy cotton fabric. So this will remain another lovely quilt to use in the living room.
View from the opposite side. I bought 3 yards of the background grey. I did purchase some more, not at the same location – and the dye lots were slightly different. I was prepared to use it, but I managed to put on all the borders with just scraps of fabric left over. (not yet seen in these photos).
Valley MQG had a small meeting in December. It was thrilling to share the quilt. I don’t feel any need to send my quilts to shows, on the other hand – I do like it very much when my fellow guild members are so full of compliments.
A different kind of paper piecing, this is much more difficult, the pieces are so arbitrary. I think I ripped out every single seam. Of course as soon as I finished, I found some very good advice on how to deal with these irregular shapes as well as sharp angles. 
I love these 1/4″ borders. I am also improving on my feathers with every project. Not sure why I’m so interested in quilted feathers, I think because they are such a cornerstone of quilting.
This is my December challenge for Valley MQG, we were asked to use the 5″ square we received in November. I used mine in the feather and on the back, with my label.
I call this a mug rug, not quite a quilt, not a placemat or a coaster. You can put your mug and plate with cookies on it.
Sharing with the guild.
Leah