Long Time Gone

I started working on my blocks for the "Long Time Gone" quilt, designed by Jen Kingwell.  She's the Australian who designed "My Small World" which I finished binding last week and "Gypsy Wife" which a few friends have made.

So far, the blocks are not that hard to do, and all of them are machine pieced.  I am using darker blues and beiges, some of which I received in a birthday fat quarter swap.  I'm mixing Civil War reproductions with various other pieces in my stash.  I like the way they look so far, but I have a long way to go.

There is a specific layout for the blocks even though it is a sampler.   I'll see if I like it when I get to that point.  As usual, Kingwell's pattern is a booklet, not a couple of sheets of paper.  :-)