WINDROWER

I've made another row quilt; this time using twelve of my favorite 3" blocks.  No pattern as I just design as I go.

THE STATS:  Windrower, 2025, 27" x 33", Paper pieced, Machine pieced, Machine quilted.

 Growing up, we had a longhair dachshund that was definitely a house dog.  But, when no one was home; she would go with my dad to farm for the day.  Her favorite activity was to follow the windrower up and down the acreage with those short, little legs.  She would come home in need of a bath and ready for a nap.  Some days I feel like I have followed a windrower by foot all day, too.   

Not familiar with the term, "windrow" or "swath" --- my old dependable 1956 edition of Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary says "a row, or strip"; and by extension, a windrower is the farm machine that does the job of cutting and raking up a row of hay to dry before being baled, etc.

In honor of "Rebound", our infamous, smart, funny, not afraid of anything dog; here is my row quilt called "Windrower".

ANOTHER ROW TO HOE

There seems to be a resurgence in row quilts.  I thought it would be time for me to revisit this popular traditional quilt setting.  Running vertical, they are usually called strippy quilts; and horizontally they are called row quilts.

 Smaller units can be used together as connecting blocks to produce secondary patterns or they can also stand on their own.  In my design files, I have a collection of  4", 5", and 6" units; and refer to them often when searching for an idea.  Here are a few of my favorite 4-inchers.

THE STATS:  Another Row to Hoe, 2023, 30"x 40", Paper Pieced, Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted

I did something with this quilt that I prefer not to do.  After finishing the top, I started another project before completing this one.   I decided that it needed to sit and percolate before the quilting process. The concept was okay but I'm not all that comfortable working with pastel floral with high contrast fabrics; therefore I struggled with balancing the color placement.   It is now finished hoping the quilting redeems it!

Back to my comfort zone----