donation day!

Sometimes A quilt has a mind of it's own.

This one sure did!!

This is my MARCH donation quilt.

My goal: One quilt a month.

(Anyone notice I'm still stuck on stars???)

Not really a bad thing to be stuck on....

I DO know how to get in a rut though...

don't I????

I began with this orphan block and surrounded it with some scraps.

It measured 16"x16" when I was done.

I cut FOUR squares 9" x 9" out of some

patriotic fabric given to me long ago.

Added a white square.

Drew a diagonal line down the middle....

Sewed TWO seams next to that line and cut it down the middle.

Viola!

I now had EIGHT of these Measuring 8 1/2"x 8 1/2"

Here they are.

Of course, I had to add cream corner squares too!! ;)

After finishing that star

 I went looking for a border.

Thinking I would put some 9 patches in the corners...

I dug through my 3" bag of squares....

and made some 9 patches!!!

Oops!

I had meant to put the dark blues where the whites are!!!

Then...

I WAS GOING to put TWO rows of red sashing

with a white strip between.

Guess this quilt KNEW where it wanted to go.

So...

I went with it.

I made four more 9 patches....

Don't they look nice in two little rows??

Guess they thought they'd be lonely in the corners alone!!!

I'm so happy I was LISTENING to this quilt.

Because....

I LOVE it...

just the way it is!