WIP WEDNESDAY tiny dancer in my hand....

Well summer has been rolling by here in Palm Springs and with temps hovering over 110 several days last week and a huge wildfire this week blocking out the sun and cooling things off everything seems a bit strange this week!  And keeping in form with the strange week was some very strange sewing behavior from me!  I did something this week that I have never, in my 11 years of quilting done before- I actually picked up a pattern from a lovely stack I was recently gifted by my friend Julie of Jaybird Quilts- and my new Hex n More ruler- and read it from start to finish- and committed.

that is right- a pattern on my table~

I quickly and without thinking too much pulled fabric and started cutting- and now am about half done piecing the triangles to the half hexs- and soon a quilt will be born!

half the half hexes already have triangles

the other half waiting to get their turn under the needle

 The fabric I grabbed was actually intended for another purpose (oops) - My sister bought it at a quilt shop nearby her for me to make her a bag.... a bag- not a quilt.  I tried to make the bag once- starred at the fabric for a long time... but I couldn't do it.  You see, she wanted a purse- not a diaper or kid bag- and the fabric looked too- I don't know, baby.  So, I reasoned, I could certainly tempt her with something from my prized stash of special hoarded stuff- I know her style.  And this will make a super cute quilt- so Tiny Dancer it is- and you know what?  Following a pattern is pretty darn great- all the figuring done for you, not too much thinking- just easy peasy.  And Julie writes a fabulous pattern.  Angela Walters quilted Julie's version- and it is to die for- I am going to try to resist the urge to outright copy her when I quilt mine... I did say try.  Hope you all are have a fantastic week and a super summer- can't wait to see what you have all been up to!
of course I am linking up to Freshly Pieced WIP WEDNESDAY