TEMPERATURE QUILT EXPERIMENTS

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I've done a few samples, experimenting with different waddings, fold sequence, etc. It's all been very fiddly and has  aggravated the arthritis in hands, arms, and shoulders to a point every I thought the whole thing may not have been such a good idea after all.  
But, taking into consideration that I will not be doing more than two or three at a time once I have caught up with what days have already gone by, I have decided to continue.
I don't think it's going to be as good looking as a finished article as I imagined it would be. I may divide the centre of the block diagonally. Vertical or horizontal just doesn't look right to me. And I'm having second thoughts about the aboriginal prints for the background/border fabric.
 If I didn't want to persist with the QAYG method, I would probably change to Drunkards Path blocks as its one of my favourite blocks and I have a 3.5" die to cut them. But then I'd be looking at a full sized quilt, and not something of a more suitable size to hang on the wall. I've also decided to go with a 4" wide template, and will be using a calendar layout, three months across and 4 down, putting the blocks lengthways. I've still got to work out the exact finished project measurement. I guestimate it to be around small single bed size. 4' x 6' +/-, which is biggervthan I first wanted but hey!, compromise is my middle name. 





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