A Lovely Quiet Easter -

Pardon my yucky hard working ironing board cover!

It was put to good use yesterday -

Remember that Winter Blues quilt I said was going into “Time-Out?!”

Well.  It had other ideas!

As I was sorting through the remaining blue strips, contemplating yet another blue piano key border (Which I really didn’t want to do!) I took a time out of my own and unpacked the quilts from my Mountain Quiltfest lecture that happened in Pigeon Forge, TN  in March. 

While border ideas were put on the back shelf, I concentrated on refolding and storing the quilts that were not traveling with me for the next couple of upcoming events, and pulling the quilts I am going to need as I came across them.

And then.  There it was.  Right in front of me -

My Checkerboard Rails quilt with those danged on-point setting triangles cut from strip pieced blocks on the diagonal – and I knew it right then. THIS is just what I wanted to do for my border.

It's what this quilt needs.

I could even USE some leftover blue strips from the Checkerboard Rails quilt here!

I was instantly so excited I let everything else on my to do list take a back seat.

I made block after block and when I had enough, I started slicing and dicing and rearranging –would this work all in one color family?

Why yes.  Yes it does!

Side borders are ON.

My only wish is that I had enough time to make two more border lengths for the top and bottom of the quilt – but that will have to wait until I get back from Texas.

The inner border stripe came from my neutral stash, it had an OLD Mary Jo's tag on it that let me know I purchased it at the sale price of $2.99 a yard as a remnant. Maybe 12 years ago or more?

Things I am loving about this quilt – It’s all about the color families, and less about how “new” or “popular” the fabrics themselves are. It's not about a manufacturer, a designer, a specific fabric line. The scraps may be considered outdated and ugly when viewed individually by themselves, but together they make me happy!

So many good old blue friends in here.

The only disconcerting thing?  This quilt has not made even a DENT in the amount of blue scrap fabric in my stash.  Not even the slightest bit.

Corners will turn however they turn – each corner will be slightly different.

This makes me a happy girl, and solves the whole problem of “on point rectangular quilt with odd dimensions."  It is what it is – it ends where it ends – and I so love the motion of this non-piano key border.

I am pushing send on this post early early this morning as I head to Greensboro to catch my flight.

I am on my way to Dallas and then on to Mineola for four fun days of workshops hosted by Stitchin’ Heaven Quilt Shop!  So excited to see everyone and I just know we are going to have a Texas sized good time.

My friend Irene is picking me up at DFW.  We’ll stop on our way and have lunch with Jennifer as I know I’ll be starving – so grateful for the invite, and happy to see her again as it’s been a couple of months.

And then off to East Texas we go!

I will catch you next from there -

Quiltville Quote of the Day

Vintage Apple Core quilt found in Michigan.

When you look back on your life, will you be glad you got in there and LIVED it? 

Make more happy memories! And that is just what I plan to do as I head off to Texas -

Have a fabulous Monday, everyone!