Using It Up

Like so many of us,

I am trying to use up the fabrics I have.

When I saw the J/F 2019 issue of Quilty magazine

while going through the checkout at the grocery store,

I was enamored with the cover photo.

I had a basket full of assorted strings

and I love sewing these curved blocks,

so, of course, this issue had to follow me home.

It took very little thought and was lots of fun to make.

Sometimes, it's nice to take an easy route.

(As always, you can click on my pictures to enlarge them.)

"That's No Moon"

designed by Megan Collins

While Megan's quilt is 4 blocks by 4 blocks,

I made mine 3 x 4.  With each block finishing at 18" square,

it was plenty big enough

to snuggle under on the couch

on a cold winter's evening.

Last summer, I had placed an order for batting 

from Connecting Threads,

and, as a last minute thought, 

had added some yardage from their clearance pages.

Why not?  At that point, shipping to Canada was free.

It was absolutely perfect for backing this quilt

and...I had ordered exactly enough.

I don't usually get so lucky!

After the many hours I put into FMQing my last quilt,

I was more than happy to straight line quilt this one,

in one inch increments,

just like the original.

~

Before Dorian devastated our coast,

stripping all the foliage off every plant on the property,

I was enjoying the many visitors to my garden-of-sorts.

Atlantis Fritillary

Sharing the 'table' with a Monarch.

I planted Swamp Milkweeds

to encourage the Monarchs to lay their eggs,

but sadly, the storm stripped the leaves from the plants

before the Monarch instars (baby caterpillars) 

were able to mature.

Maybe next year!

Enjoy your day!

Looks like a quilty day to me!

Tomorrow, I will be traveling to the city of Halifax

to spend a few days with Linda,The Scrapmaster.

Color me excited!

XO,

Karen