New Cherry Irish Chain Quilt

Here is my new work in progress. I am so excited about this one since I will be keeping it and using it on my bed. (I rarely keep anything I make)

But anyway, I found this awesome Lakehouse Drygoods fabric a long time ago, and have been hoarding it (like 15 yards!) and trying to figure out what I was going to do with it. Since we have a king sized bed, I knew I would have plenty.

On to pictures! It's been a lot of back breaking work, but I know the rewards will be there in the end.

I started out stripping all of these together. it doesn't look like a lot of work, or maybe it does, but it is. It took a whole day to get this much done. Next, is to cut 2 1/2 inch strips on some and 6 1/12 inch strips out of the cherry strips.

 Here are my 2 1/2 inch strips

 32 of these squares took about 10 hours! My back was killing me, but aren't they purdy? :)

 16 finished, 15 to go!