“Pot-Pourri 5: Crosses” is finished. This is the TWENTIETH quilt made from the cut up Cotton+Steel/Ruby Star Society fabrics in my stash–cut about 5 years ago now. I went back this morning and added then all up. They are all out of my house, with a one exception–the EPP quilt I made by hand. I gave these quilts to various members of my very big family and friends network.
Sorry about the ladder legs in this photo but I can’t get them out and don’t want to drag out the ladder again this morning. LOL, there’s always…something. Anyway, this quilt has a home. It’s going to a baby boy.
I used a fun pantograph called “Folk Heart,” which laid down a really nice texture. I quilted with a pale grey thread, which disappeared up front, but shows on the this adorable backing from Ruby Star Society. Their bears are back… And the bears have always been some of my favorites. A light orange binding–not C+S or Ruby Star–does not distract but picks up the orange spots in the bears’ ears.
Here’s where I am on this month’s block from Tara Faughnan’s online class Blocks 2. This month is “Wayward Arcs.”
I am going to hand quilt some of these–and then put them on stretched canvas. And I’ll make a few more as well as I’m not tired of this fun yet.
I have three 18-inch blocks of Rachel Hauser’s log cabin sew-along made. Nine are needed. These blocks are strong colors–opposites on the color wheel which gives a lot of punch. They won’t stay together. Indeed, I’ll make some softer versions now.
Here are the softer colors for the next block: pink and a mint green. And low contrast which just relies on color.
This project DOES chew up a ton of fabric strips–my bins of cut strips are…going down.
It is cold today, but sunny. I have avoided checking on my covered camellias. But… I need to, of course.
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