STRATA

 This quilt has been difficult; only in that, I was determined to make it with only fabrics in my scrap bins.  I'm a frugal quilter, plus with the inflation factor, I'm trying to save money on everything.  Over the years, I've used up most of the larger pieces in those bins.  Now I'm finding it is hard to find a piece appropriate and at the same time large enough for a specific project.

This is the result--

The other challenge was figuring out a quilting design since I'm fairly new to machine quilting on a domestic machine without any formal instruction. That's the way I have always worked --- figuring it out myself.  I'm pleased with this one as I was able to quilt each diagonal row of blocks continuously without a need to knot or change color of thread.  I used a neutral gray-green thread throughout with the exception of the rosy setting triangles. It all went fairly fast and easy.  It is not without its mistakes, but I think the overall design turned out well. 

I did NOT purchase any new fabric for this quilt -- "use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" -- according to President Calvin Coolidge at the beginning of World War I.  I pieced the backing fabric from several small pieces; and pieced the binding from 12 small strips left over from the fussy-cut setting triangles.  Don't look too closely for the necessary extra seams!!

STATS:  Strata, 2022, 29"x29", Paper pieced, Machine pieced, Machine quilted.

I always love a good challenge -- it keeps me producing more quilts!

Edited to add:  Our son, Mike, is touring Europe; and not knowing what I was working on, sent a picture of a church in Budapest, Hungary where the facade has a pattern very similiar to my quilt.  Proof that design is timeless, universal, and that inspiration is everywhere!