Experiment

I had an experiment with my bonus HSTs, I found a pattern I wanted to use, so I made a sample.

 I love the way it turned out except for the two star points that were in a low volume color.  I'm not going to rip it out, but I won't use any more of those HSTs in this block.  I really need the contrast to see the pattern.  I need to spend some time bagging up more HSTs for use as Leaders/Enders.  I found the quilt block in a book called "Scrappy Fat Quarter Quilts: Favorite Projects from Fons & Porter"  There are a number of quilts in that book I would love to make.  

Seventh Finish Of The Year

 My seventh finish of the year is this cute little quilt for a great nephew.  

This super simple pattern is from Material Girl Quilts and here's the link.  The pattern is called "Square Dance" and uses a pack of 10 inch squares.  The fabric line is "On The Farm" by Terry Runyan for Benartex.  And of course I ended up messing up one set of fabrics and had to throw in one from my stash.  That's the nice thing about having a stash, I didn't have to run out and buy more fabric.  I'm not even sure I would have been able to find this same fabric as it's been out for over a year.

The backing is John Deer tractor fabric that I had in my stash.  It's flannel, so it makes a nice and cozy quilt. Hope it keeps him warm!