a little quilt top

this one is most likely going to end up as a sewing machine cover for my new Janome.  (Yes, I have *two* new sewing machines, my "new to me" Bernina 830 Record, and a brand new Janome 3160 QDC which was a totally out-of-the-blue gift from my lovely mother-in-law).

Wow, this picture--in addition to making the colors look blah -- is linty.  Oops!  Not to self - use lint-roller prior to photographing.  It's actually mostly quilted now, but it's pouring rain so, too dark for photos.

I had fun piecing the "round" blocks -- I like trying a new block on a smaller piece like this before committing to a whole quilt -- and as soon as I finished them I realized there was a MUCH easier way of piecing them than the method I used.  I guess that's what experimentation is for.

Note:  That is NOT Kona Coal!  It is Kona Slate,  I think.  Big difference. Even though they are next to each other on the Kona color card.  (Really.  Slate is *much* bluer than Coal, though you can't really tell from the photo.)