This quilt has nothing to do with peas. Or really green either. But it is about me being pea green with ENVY for the new home my cousin just settled into.
He divested himself of city life and is now settled on a nicely appointed piece of property in Montana, back to his roots. The side of the family we have in common are all Montana folk.
There are lots of acres to the property. With a river running thru. And deer. It's an awesome place for a guy that is perfectly happy hunting and fishing when he's not thinking about hunting and fishing.
There are bears on the property too (yikes). They like the apple trees in the yard. I could do without bears, but I guess they come as part of the package deal.
So, the quilt . . . .
There are three bears paw
blocks in homage to the bears so maybe they will just be happy with the apples in yard and not wonder about the food in the house.
And a few flying geese blocks, just because I like their zippy factor.
And the rest is filled in willy-nilly with variations of 3, 6 and 12 inch blocks and some sew-the-scrappy-bits-together blocks.
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| House Warming Quilt for a Montana Cabin |
He divested himself of city life and is now settled on a nicely appointed piece of property in Montana, back to his roots. The side of the family we have in common are all Montana folk.
There are lots of acres to the property. With a river running thru. And deer. It's an awesome place for a guy that is perfectly happy hunting and fishing when he's not thinking about hunting and fishing.
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The quilt unfurled (sorta) |
There are bears on the property too (yikes). They like the apple trees in the yard. I could do without bears, but I guess they come as part of the package deal.
So, the quilt . . . .
There are three bears paw
blocks in homage to the bears so maybe they will just be happy with the apples in yard and not wonder about the food in the house.
And a few flying geese blocks, just because I like their zippy factor.
And the rest is filled in willy-nilly with variations of 3, 6 and 12 inch blocks and some sew-the-scrappy-bits-together blocks.
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There is of course fish fabric. It wouldn't be a Montana guy quilt without fish fabric. And fish hook fabric. And cord wood fabric. And leafy fabrics with teal greens, just in case a girl should wander by. The FMQ is a geometric meander. I've finally gotten over you-can't-cross-over the quilting lines. I'm growing very fond of liberating myself from rules and embracing 'my quilt, my rules'. Which is expanding out into 'my life, my rules'. Which makes me think of Jenny Joseph's endearing poem "Warning" Video Courtesy of Neil Astley http://www.youtube.com/user/hemu1en/videos?view=0 |
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| As laid out in EQ. I didn't follow the EQ design layout but did use it for reference for cutting. |
