I will post another photo when it is done.
Helpful Hint -
When I am making a quilt and have blocks or units to sew together, I lay them out on my living room floor. I can go upstairs and look at them from a distance to see if I want to change the arrangement. It is a good way to determine what areas may need to be re-arranged for a better distribution of color, etc. Another way to view your layout is to take a picture - especially if you do not have the space to layout your quilt and stand far enough away from it.
Before - My sewing room is upstairs, so in order to sew the blocks together correctly I would pin a label (or sticker) to each block in the corner, 1-A, 2-A, etc. Then I would pile the blocks together to take upstairs to sew.
Now - Instead of labeling my quilt blocks, I refer to my picture. I use my phone to take the photo because it is super handy, and easy to view the photo as I am sewing the blocks together. It saves time, and the little labels are not in the way when I am pressing my seams.
When I was assembling a bigger, more complicated quilt, I printed the photo of the layout on paper. I folded the piece of paper to show the row I was working on, then I drew a line through it when I had it stitched together. This was a major time saver because there were so many blocks and it would be easy to get them out of order. Think of a Blooming 9 Patch for example...
I love my phone and having a camera with me all the time. If you haven't tried using your camera on your phone you are missing out. Just try it, you'll see.
