Oklahoma Stars in Tennessee
This one goes back to my Oklahoma days, but I'm not sure of the year. Maybe after 2000? Anyway, I dug it out a few months ago, and found that the inner skinny border was cut too short, and was pulling the corners inward. So I removed it,........and it was in a lovely bright green that just really picked up on the green in the final border..........but I had no more of it, so I went with this gold. Then it hung on my design wall until I felt so guilty that I just HAD to quilt it.
I started out hand-quilting, then added quite a bit by machine, returning to hand-stitching for going around the design motifs in the outer border. It has an all cotton batting, so I may find that the batting in those open areas of that border migrates upon washing. But being a wall-hanging, I hope to not wash it TOO often, and even then, to do so in a gentle manner.
I haven't had any success in coming up with what I want to piece next, so I'm basting up my daughter's second signature/friendship quilt top from her days of joining me at our Spinning Spools Quilt Guild meetings. Today I bought the backing fabric, and moved the living room furniture around in preparation for tomorrow's thread-basting. I'd start it now, but know that after mowing the front yard, I don't have the stamina to finish it tonight, and Marley cat would just love to claim it as her hammock.
Remember, this is how I baste my quilts.......although, NOW I use my living room rather than doing them outside.
