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| Scrappy pinwheel quilt |
The owner of this blog has a partner in many of her fiber pursuits. She is my daughter, and we both love to figure out sewing and quilting projects. Last week we took our annual “school-is-out-for-the-summer” trip, this time to southern Illinois. We have hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, we've done mountain trails in Alaska, and this time we chose the serenity of an old lockmaster's house near Golconda on the Ohio River. It was really hot, so we split our time between hiking in the Shawnee National Forest and sewing in our little house on the river. Perfect!
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| Ohio River in the background |
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| Quilting in the lockmaster's house |
I have a number of unquilted tops waiting their turn, so for this trip I chose a little pinwheel doll quilt or wallhanging (haven't decided which) to finish. Some very sensible quilters do not keep tiny fabric scraps, understanding that doing so can quickly cause stashes to grow out of control. I'm not very sensible in this regard, but I do love to make scrap quilts. The fabrics themselves are a visual reminder of past projects, and I love that. It's also just easier to cut little pieces from a little basket of scraps rather than sort through piles of yardage. A complete pinwheel here finishes at 4”, so the two-color squares are each 2” finished. Simple and soothing.
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| Basted and ready for quilting |
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| Taking a break with a walk by the river |
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| Finishing the binding |
The hand quilting went quickly, the little quilt is bound and ready for use, so here is the Golconda Pinwheel.
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| All the garden colors are in this quilt |
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