Ok, I am in, finished the first weeks blocks. I opted to do both blocks, am going to end up with 2 throw sized blankets when done. I plan to do "quilt as you go" method so that I can practice some different techniques. My goal in the end is to have 2 throws done for charity.
This is particular quilt as you go method I am using:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUn8ffH-vh8
The easy blocks I plan on doing a midnight quilt style,
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I used the greek key decorative stitch from my machine in black to quilt this, then added some stitch in the ditch around the black areas.
for the challenging blocks, I plan to do a black/white with orange accents:
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I used the serpentine with bows decorative stitch from my machine in orange to quilt this, I did it in an X pattern
Most black/white quilts you see use either pink or red as the accent, I chose to mix things up and used a very bright orange batik.