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Merrily we sew along...

I find myself wondering if I am making more than one quilt here? When one thinks of decorating doesn't one think "I'd like a nice blue quilt or a nice yellow quilt" NOT "I'd like a great big quilt with huge blocks of contrasting colors that don't coordinate with anything else in the room". As I made the lime block and the aqua block, I thought how nice a quilt an analogus color scheme would make. So it may continue to become something I had not initially planned. This is so often true in my quiltmaking experience.

So from this point on, I will consider that I could have three quilts started here. A Red quilt that includes orange and pink and magenta, and a Blue-Purple quilt that includes darker blues, greens and violets. This may mean adding some prints to my small collection to add oomph to the scheme.
Surprisingly I have a bunch of lavender blue hand dyes and prints and this start will include many of those. I think this will look good with the aqua and lime blocks and then I may make a few blocks that reiterate all those combos. It doesn't bother me that my initial plan has gone astray. I am LOVING the process.
 


And in the kitchen it has suddenly become homemade breadmaking time. The mornings are so cool that turning on the oven is no biggie. Crunnnnnch!

And the basil continues to provide us with a reason to have a garden. Despite drought conditions this Mediterranean native is thriving and delicious pesto continues to be on the menu.
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On Saturday we had my b-i-l's birthday party to attend and I thought I might include a little gift for my sister. So I posted 6 of her quilts on my Flickr page and watched as the accolades rolled in. Just a little encouragement to get her thinking about dusting off her sewing machine.  See this Set.