Working backwards

I pulled out some squares today.

4 1/2" squares.

I feel FALL coming on

and the colors reflect the season.

;)

Gotta love all those

golden and rusty red colors!

 

I began sewing squares together

and THEN began looking for a big orphan square.....

Something to be the CENTER piece of this quilt.

(Kind of like this.)

 

I know that's a BACKWARDS way of working.....

Yeah.

that's me.

;/

 

I didn't find EXACTLY what I had in mind.

I found something BETTER!!

A little group of log cabins

sewn together in a random fashion.

I just LOVE the way this orphan fits IN!!

 

 

 

Squares

My love affair with squares continues.

I will never get tired of the SIMPLE square.

Pieced some 2" lovelies together yesterday.

Found some gifted fabric

that will make a HAPPY quilt.

 

Squared up my 16 patches to 6 1/2".

Yeah!

They just needed a LITTLE trimming!

Cut some 6 1/2" squares from that FUN fabric.

 

Quickly cut 2 1/2" squares out of the leftover piece on the right.

Put them IMMEDIATELY into the 2 1/2" drawer....

READY for the next time I need 2 1/2"

Loving the process of sewing as I admire my blocks!

They watch me from the floor as I work.

Stacks of Blocks are Piling up.

2" of mostly OLD fabric

joining

the NEW 6 1/2" HAPPY fabric!!!

 

If you look REALLY close

you might even see 2" of Christmas!

:)

 

Child's Play

When my 5 year old friend comes to visit....

I don't need toys!

I have something EVERY quilter has.....

FABRIC.

 

She often requests me to pull out the "squares".

 

Sometimes I pull out the 2 1/2" drawer.

Sometimes I pull out the 3" drawer.

Sometimes she arranges them in LONG rows.

Sometimes she arranges them like THIS!!!

 

Everytime....

I admire her work

and am reminded again how much I LOVE quilting!

I love the amazing way we can CREATE

using JUST a simple SQUARE!!!!

Monday

I'll be away from blogland this week.

Instead .....I'll be doing a little bit of hand quilting on this..

and.....

Maybe...... I'll get to set up a machine

and piece a few blue squares for a new quilt

someone's asking me for!

While I'm running after children..

having some fun in the sun....

and trying to sew a little bit....

The mailman will be doing some deliveries!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

I can't wait to begin piecing STARS!!!!