I started this weeks Project Quilting challenge thinking about yellow. As a young child, it once was one of my favorite colors. Now it’s honestly one that I rarely use.
I went into my sewing room and took a hard look at my fabric cabinet. I was lost at what to make and what to use. My eyes wondered to the fabric yardage leftovers that used in last years Carolina Lily challenge. I remembered I had a bag of matching scraps in my cabinet. Going thru the bag I found a pile of triangles.
Finding the triangles started me sewing them into half square triangles. They ended up squaring up to be 1 inch squares. It then flowed into me trying out lots of layouts, all using more scraps. It ended up looking best as a pinwheel layout with each pinwheel being a little 2 inch finished square!
The commencement to adding yellow in was easy with precut yellow strips that put the perfect inner boarder on my runner. I auditioned all the fabric and the peach fabric with yellow flowers looked the best! I added a nice wide outer boarder.
I backed it with plain yellow fabric to go with the theme. I used yellow thread to do basic straight line quilting on the runner. I was going to do an intricate pattern but instead opted for simplicity to complement the simple small blocks.
The binding was then done in a complementary yellow floral fabric, another scrap that ended up being just enough!! It finished out at 14x22. The perfect little spring runner!
I try so hard to make full sized quilts, but with the hours I’ve been working and school, it’s just not happening. It is pleasant to make something for myself, since I really don’t ever do that!!
