change of plans

Earlier this week I was happily sewing along on the

Garden Variety quilt.

All sorts of pieces ready to go into rows and the rows into a top.  Even the stripey binding has been cut.  And a stack of "lost" corners challenging me to use them.

And then Thursday night I decided to sit down and design that MSU quilt I've been wanting to make for my niece.  It's been an idea in my head for a while now, but I kept putting it off because, well, I had to DESIGN it!

I showed it to the hubby and Friday afternoon I found myself at Hobby Lobby...

Dark green, white, a bit of black for accent and a print for borders.

Wash, dry, iron, refold.

Sleep.

cut

sew

cut

sew

cut

sew

cut

sew

cut

sew

Sleep.

Return to Hobby Lobby for a bit more fabric.

Wash, dry, iron, refold.

cut

cut

cut

Design paper piecing templates for M, W and N.

sew

sew

sew

Wrestle cats for unimpeded use of the "design floor."
Stand on furniture not meant to be stood on. 

Hold camera flush with ceiling. 

Hope for good photo. 

(Thank goodness for digital cameras!)

I still need to add sashing rows and short pieces to make it all fit, but the majority of the work is done.

You can't see it well, but there is a 2-wide checkerboard on either side because I found out after I designed this that her bed is a double, not a twin.  And it will probably get at least one more border, but I'm not sure what it will be yet.

I think I need a nap now.

Happy quilting,

Katie