July 2015

 






See the one directly above: This weekend I challenged myself to create a quilt top from my box of 2 1/2 inch squares.  I bordered each using 1 1/2 inch strips from my log cabin strips.  Other than the sashing, the only newly cut piece of fabric was the orange border ( I just did not have any strips that color).

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