Time to get going

I finally read through some of my comments and I want to thank all of you for your kind words regarding my weight loss. I still have more that I want to lose, but I feel so much better. The hardest part for me, though, will be keeping it off. So keep those good thoughts coming! To those who are working on your own weight loss goals, I wish you all the best. I'll get on my soap box a little bit here. This is my own blog after all. Losing weight (like a lot of goals in life) takes a lot of commitment. Motivation is great, but it will only take you so far because it will fade over time. In March, I started a most frustrating stall that lasted for 4 months. No matter what I did (eat more, eat less, eat different things, exercise more, etc) my weight stubbornly stayed the same. But I was committed to the changes I'd made, so I stuck with it. And one day, the weight started coming off again.

Now, back to quilting. It's time for me to get started with some stash quilts. I looked through my fabrics last night and decided that I would start with a quilt for my bedroom. I actually bought fabrics for this quilt several years ago, with only a vague idea of what I'd do with them. One thought that I had was to make a rag quilt - something very simple. But has anyone ever seen a rag quilt made with regular cotton fabrics (not homespuns or flannel)? My initial plan was to make 10" blocks and do different machine quilting designs in them. This would give me some practice on machine quilting and also give me a quilt for our bed. I have 20 different fabrics (1/2 yd. of each). I'll try to post a picture of them, so you can see what they look like, but they are mostly medium values of green and mauve. I really want to make the whole quilt from these fabrics. Any thoughts?

Okay, I've added a picture of the fabrics at the top. I've also realized that I actually have a yard of each fabric. I was thumbing through the December issue of McCall's Quitling and found a quilt that might work with these fabrics. I'd have to modify it a little, but I think I could make it work. You can see a picture of the quilt I'm talking about here. So, now what do you think?