Turing Twenty Quilts and the TQS BOM

Well, finally had some time to work on quilts. My ankle has been up and down. If I don't keep it elevated most of the time, by the evening, my foot is rigid and very swollen. So today, no work, a little quilting and got caught up with the pictures to go with everything.

I now have the tops done for my son and my daughters's Turning Twenty quilts. Just have to get going on DHs. I loved making these quilts they work up so quickly. The wonderful longarmer I am going to use, will also piece the backing. I cannot work with large expanses of fabric yet, so this is a service she offers along with her quilting. I can't wait. I will try to go to the guild meeting next week and take both quilts to her.
Here are the pictures - the purple one is for my daughter, the one with the green border is for my son. Both are flannel quilts.















The TQS BOM - I am working on TQS 2009 BOM - it is a beautiful pieced quilt. My focus fabric is an Asian fabric I had in my stash. I am trying to use mostly stash fabrics, as the quilt can be very scrappy. I did order some fabric from an online fabric store that offered a lot of Asian Fabrics and was pleased with the what I received, I was concerned about the color matching what you see on line. I will select the fabrics for each month as I go along, using as much of my stash as I can.
The directions provided by Sue Garman are OUTSTANDING! I hadn't done paper piecing in a while and did the test piece. It was a little house block. It was a very worth while activity, I needed to re-learn how to use my add an eighth and the add a quarter ruler - very useful tools for paper piecing. The photo below is the little house, and then below that are the fabrics I will use in the Feathered Star block in the center of the quilt.















I will post the star when it is done.