FINISHED....Oklahoma Stars inTennessee......a project from the past and present

 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.