I start with an idea for a quilt.
I make that quilt and I always have block parts, blocks, strips, fabrics left over.
So I put my thinking cap on and come up with a plan to use up those left over parts.
I pull from my fabric stash, add a few more fabrics...just like making "sour dough starter" and soon I have another quilt.....with more left over parts!!!
And so it goes. One quilt leads to another which leads to another, which leads to another.
Day before yesterday I was looking through my strips bins.
My 2-1/2" bin had been well used but there were a bunch of strips in there that I call my "nasties"!
Scraps from clothing I made in the 80's and 90's. Christmas prints, large florals etc.
I didn't like them, some of them were really old and I wasn't using them in projects.
So I decided to just take them all out and use them up in a Rail Fence quilt.
I figured the worst that could happen was I'd not like the quilt and would then donate it.
Three strips sewn together measured 6-1/2", so I cut blocks that size. I needed 120 blocks for a throw size quilt.
Any strips sets that were too short to cut 6-1/2" blocks I cut into 2-1/2" units to make 9 patch blocks.....sour dough starter again. LOL
My next quilt will use those 9 patch blocks.
I finished up the "Sour Dough Rail Fence" this afternoon. Backing is pieced and binding is made....all ready to quilt.
Wow, I feel good. A completed flimsy in 2 days and I used all those "nasties" up!
And the quilt looks pretty good and I really like it. Imagine that!!!!
But see that inner yellow border?
When I opened up that fabric I found cat hair on it! I haven't owned a cat in almost 14 years. LOL
Moldy, oldy!
Maybe I should call this quilt "Memories of MoJo". That was my cat's name.
I am very happy with this quilt. It measures 75" x 94".
Sometimes simple is best I think.
KISS
(keep it simple silly).
Quilty Hugs,
Wanda
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