Montana is known as "Big Sky Country" for good reason. You feel as though the skies are huge. Where we lived in northeastern Montana from 1966 to 1971, the winters were brutal with lots of snow and cold; often with even daytime temperatures that did not reach above zero degrees. But, the night skies were spectacular! I just finished my "Montana Sky" quilt.
This quilt appears to be simple, but I soon discovered that it became a bit of a challenge. Since I wanted the stars to be offset to appear floating, it couldn't be joined in an usual block format. Keeping track of all those 2" units became a challenge -- some unsewing went on. Also, I decided I would not purchase any new fabric; pulling the fabric from my blue, green, and teal scrap bins. It seemed like I spent a lot of time digging for the right color in a size that I could cut the matching pieces. I've realized that these little challenges are what keep me making quilts!
THE STATS: "Montana Sky", 2022, 22"x22", Paper pieced, machine pieced, machine quilted.
I was anxious to return to southeastern Colorado in 1971 to the milder climate; but, now in 2022 we are desperately in need of moisture of any kind. I would almost welcome Montana snow and cold. Well, maybe not quite as brutal!
A couple of pictures from February 1969 in Montana; the temperature was about 10 degrees BELOW zero that day, but you can't stay in the house forever! The snow was taller than Mike was.
