Monday, May 25, 2015

Design Wall Monday

I have a lot to be thankful for on this Memorial Day.  I am proud to be an American.  My grandfather served in World War I and survived or I wouldn't be here today.  So many people gave their lives for our country.  I grew up going to cemeteries for Memorial Day putting flowers on deceased family member graves.  It's hard to go to my son's grave but I decorated it along with Doug's parents who are in the same plot.  Doug's grandfather purchased a plot of six graves in 1925 in the little country Teakean Cemetery in the middle of farm fields.

I have a lot of machine quilting to do in the month of June and there are 11 days of school left this year.  I am ready for a break!

I have been busy working on my quilt for the Quiltmaker Scrap Squad.  My reveal is in mid June, but here is a teaser.  I do love those bright colors and the blocks look awesome on my design wall if I say so myself!  I am toying with borders now.

 This quilt was made from leftovers from my Strippy Pyramids quilt I posted last week.  The quilt evolved based on how many strips I had.  I looked for coordinating solids in my stash and came up two shades of blue.  I don't normally do charity size child quilts with so much white, but this is the way it worked and I love the modern look.  My issue now is binding (planning ahead for having it quilted!).  I don't have enough blue and I could do green or the orangy color or I could go scrappy adding in some blues to the orange and green.  I ruled out red, it didn't look right.  Even though orange is my least favorite color that is the binding color I am leaning towards.  The quilt top is 43 X 54.

Linking up with Patchwork Times.

5 comments:

Ramona said...

My prayers are with you on this day of remembering. You tease fabrics are wonderful! Can't wait to see the quilt in June. Your baby quilt is great! I would go with a scrappy binding, I think. So bright and happy!

Mary said...

Yea for a reveal coming in June. I like the Bright colors. Nice to use up those scraps from your Pyramids quilt.
It was a big deal going to the Cemetery when I was a child. Now it is my choice and it means so much more.

Judy D in WA said...

Hugs for you as you work your way through the tough days.
Love your tease.
Really love the bright happy baby quilt. I think orange is perfect for binding.

Cindy said...

I can only imagine how hard it is to go to a childs grave. Hugs.

Looking forward to seeing your next scrap squad quilt. Love the brights!

JanetD said...

Your next scrap squad quilt looks like a beautiful collection of happy colors. I'm looking forward to seeing it. I can see why you may lean toward the orange on the charity quilt, but either one looks good. That looks like it was a fast and fun project too.