“Sprinkles”is made from 1 1/2 inch squares cut while I made other quilts from the Cotton+Steel/Ruby Star Society fabrics I cut up at least 4 years ago now. These small squares were cut from what was left when I made other quilts.
I sewed the light/dark 4 patches back in Maine when I was all packed up and waiting for moving day. I also have 2-inch squares from this project which I started sewing into 9 patches. Someday I’ll do something with those.
I couldn’t get a good picture inside of the actual colors in this quilt, so I took “Sprinkles” out to the porch into daylight, and that worked better. My inside lights cast a yellow light.
I quilted with a medium grey thread with the pantograph “Bayside,” which is a favorite of mine for laying down a nice texture without overwhelming the quilt.
And I love, love this backing.
Honestly, I’m not sure I’ll ever save 1 1/2 inch squares again. But I do like this little quilt a lot. The big squares are 16 inches. And the sashing is NOT C+S/Ruby Star, but was in my stash.
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