I am surprised that I have a finish to show for the past month, but here we are. My focus has been all over the place, so the fact that this top was started and finished in such a short period of time is gratifying to me. Well done, me.
The fabric in the top is primarily from two different 3 Sisters collections, Chocolat and Aster Manor. Both of them are quite old, from years back. The nice thing about Moda designers such as 3 Sisters, is that their color lines are quite consistent over time, so if you wait eight years to use your fabric and now need a coordinating border you might get lucky. Neither fabric line that I used is available any longer, but 3 Sisters did come out with a collection called Rosewood not too long ago that works brilliantly for my border, featuring the same colors as their previous collections I used for the top.
This was a mystery quilt project hosted by Laundry Basket Quilts. I typically avoid mystery quilts because I like to plan my fabric placement quite specifically, and mystery quilts do not allow for that so well. If I had this to do over, in place of the tan fabric in the outer corners, I would have used a pink or large scale red instead. I think I would have liked that effect better overall.
Lucky you though. The patterns are all still available for free on the Laundry Basket blog, so go for it and copy them off while you still can. You can see how the final quilt is laid out and come up with your own color story and customize the quilt to your own liking.
I am looking forward to getting back to homeschooling Eva this week. I missed her this weekend and realized that she is pretty much the main thing that is giving my life meaning and purpose right now. If I didn't have the structure of her lessons and the pleasure of interacting with her, I think I would be rattling around pretty aimlessly.
I hope your weekend was enjoyable and as productive as possible. Kimberly Jolly from Fatquartershop had a hilarious post on FaceBook that I just have to share. It pretty much sums up how I have been feeling week by week during this lockdown. Maybe it will give you a laugh as it did me.