Circa 1880 quilt

It's the start of a new year and I wanted a project to give me a challenge.  I found the Circa 1880 quilt and decided this was it!  I'm starting it a year after it was introduced on Pam Buda's website but it's such a great quilt I just had to start it.  Here's the picture ...

You have to open the picture to see the blocks, they are 2" finished!
Over 500 blocks make up the quilt!
Pam recommends spending an hour a day and doing it that way the quilt is finished within a year.



I'm using liquid starch on my fabrics because they will be cut into 1" and 1-1/2" strips to make the blocks.   I've never used liquid starch before.
This is my first batch of fabrics.  I used Retayne on the reds and blues before starching and I'm glad I did.  I put one red in I thought was sure not to bleed and... !

If you are doing the Circa 1880 quilt please leave me a message?  Pam's suggestion of swapping blocks with another quilter helps make the quilt look scrappy and I'd love to swap blocks with you.