Starting a new quilt today

Don't you just love starting new quilting projects?!? There is so much anticipation and excitement and possibility...it's a wonderful "high" for a quilter!
I am excited to cut into this collection that I bought on this shopping trip to Calico Gals last December.
And I am making the user friendly "Stashbuster" quilt (click here for the tutorial) to teach at the senior's centre in the fall.  Some of the ladies requested a project that would be a little easier for beginner quilters, and Emma and Lisa at Buttonberry generously agreed to let me teach their pattern.
So today I'm whipping it up!

Here are some of the pieces cut out...it's easy peasy cutting and I cut 4 Fat Quarters at a time!




And here are all the pieces cut out and organized for strip sewing, with my leaders/enders project pieces waiting to be put through as needed.

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