IN THE BACK 40

 When I was little, it always seemed like my Dad was out "in the back 40" plowing.  In my childhood mind, I thought that must be where they grew the flowers.  In reality, he was actually growing sugar beets, corn, and/or alfalfa in the remote part of the farm.  Farmland was divided into a section, which was one square mile or 640 acres; a quarter section was 160 acres, and that was divided into four quarter-quarter sections of 40 acres each.  And, that is your farm math lesson for today.  That's about all I know about farming, even though I grew up in a farming family -- I just wasn't the outdoorsy, get dirty type!!  

Actually, several farms in our area, did grow flowers for seed on their back 40s.

I made my "back 40" quilt full of flowers!  Even though small in size, this table topper seemed to take forever --- all those small pieces with bias edges.  I didn't plan a border; but with those bias edges on the outside of the quilt, it needed something to stabilize it or it would never lay flat.  Amazing how a quilt usually tells me when it needs a border even a small one!

THE STATS:  "In The Back 40", 2022, 23"x23", Paper pieced, Machine pieced, Machine quilted.