is to make a new lap quilt. The old one is dated 1984, and it’s getting a little grubby.
This is the fabric I’m using:

Most of it is a collection of quarter yards purchased in a bundle at Schoolhouse Fabrics in Floyd, Virginia, in 2002. Yep. This is fabric in its prime.
Since I can’t decide on one block er am flexible in my choices er prefer to be spontaneous er like variety er am a Crackpot er don’t have a plan, it will be a sampler quilt.
I haven’t done any serious piecing in a while so I decided to go back to the old standby–Marsha McCloskey’s Block Party. This means that however many blocks get done will be nine-inch blocks. To make it easy to get started, I decided to group my fabric into sets of three, with varying colors and values. Then I looked for blocks that used just three colors. I eliminated all the blocks that called for measurements of 1/16 inch (indicated in the book as +) because my rulers don’t have that marking.
My first block was Ohio Star, and here it is:

The second block was Perpetual Motion, and here it is:

Now, what shall I make for the next one? Get out your Block Party book (I know you have one) and make some suggestions.