Spring half square flowers.

Well with the weather warming up it is time

 for some flowers.  This quilt was made for a

 friend who moved out to BC. 

 She always has flowers first but 

I wanted her to have some from Alberta.

Flower Log Cabin

It obviously got approval from the resident beagle.

  I used a bunch of scrap flying geese around the borders.

                  I am starting another half square 

project to use up even more of my "square stash".

Rainbow Log Cabin Learning

Well there ya go, I finished the Rainbow Log Cabin! 

 Every quilt teaches and with this one I learned quite a bit!

 Item 1- Make good notes, or keep the pattern.

  I got the idea for this quilt from a magazine cover and

 then of course changed it to my liking. 

 I made it larger, changed the layout a bit

 and then added borders.  I lost track of the pattern

 along the way but remembered that the quilting 

contrasted with the direction of the stitching lines,

 so planned out a diagonal pattern using a variegated thread.

 I didn't stitch to the edge however,

 just to the edge of the central design. 

 Which created the next learning opportunity!

Item 2-Plan out your quilting.  

I wanted to carry out the diagonal 

design but found it very difficult 

to start and stop when changing 

colors from light to dark

 ( I was filling in the white borders) 

so  think carefully before 

choosing to change colors.

Item 3-Don't be afraid to be creative. 

Using a lock stitch was causing knots in the thread

 so I had to find a different way to lock the stitching.

 I added some additional quilting that 

crossed the un-knotted lines and 

that solved the problem.

This quilt now lives with one of the kids. 

It is definitely one of my favorite.

It also taught me a lot!!

Stay safe and sew on !

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