blitzquilt+++++crisis

I am not yet done the top of this blitzquilt. I had a frustrating night last night trying to get things to work, and became very tense. This seems to be a necessary part of my design process, which is becoming clearer through this blitzquilt work:

1. Original idea arrives (or no clear idea but something is begun)
2. Initial bits are made and are satisfactory but are not completed or attached
3. Some sort of crisis arrives in the attaching; panic ensues
4. Crisis eventually is resolved by calming down ("it's not the end of the world," etc) and changing the design, usually in an obvious way (obvious once I think of it)
5. The rest is straightforward work and is done quickly

Some variations on the current blitzquilt design are over here. Comments welcome; updates to come.

In the meanwhile, here are a few pictures from my dear darling nephew Daniel's fourth birthday partay.