Last Saturday I had the pleasure of teaching a beginner's log cabin class at the Upper Valley Food Co-op's Sew-op. The women I was teaching were all friends and
we had a great time chatting and sewing (ok, mostly chatting!). At one point during the class, one of the
women asked me if I still quilt for fun or if it's just for work and while I
answered that quilting is always a joy for me, I realized that it's been too
long since I made a project just for fun and just for me.
The solution: a mini
orange peel quilt! I've always wanted to
make an orange peel quilt and I love all things miniature, so I'm going to
combine the two and make it with fabrics leftover from my log cabin class.
After a couple of
nights of prepping leaf appliqués, here's what I've got:
Aren't the colors gorgeous?! I just love these batiks!
Each finished leaf block is going to be 2" square. My mom will think I'm crazy, but I can't help
myself; I LOVE small blocks. Not sure
what I'm going to do for a border yet, but hey, there are no rules here! This is just for fun — appliqué here I
come!
I'll keep you posted...