March's Mini

I'm imagining that many us save 

photographs of quilts.

Maybe it's a design we like,

or a color combination that's interesting,

or the quilt just speaks to you.

For my March mini I decided

to take a look at the photos I'd been saving.

I used this quilt

which appears to be from the collection of the 

International Quilt Museum.

(Sometimes it's hard to follow the trail)

 I found the image on Pinterest.

Here's my interpretation.

Rocky Mountain Snow Keeps Fallen

17" x 24"

A couple weekends ago when we had our 

"Big Snow",

I found myself looking for something to do

rather than volunteering to go shovel.

I remembered the quilt photo I had saved,

and began digging in the stash for fabrics. 

I hadn't used many of my stripes and plaids for a while

so it was fun to reconnect with many of my favorites. 

One thing that appealed to me about the original quilt,

besides the use of the color,

was the symmetry of the center.

It has a calming effect and 

a sense of order despite all

 the different fabrics.

Maybe the original quilter had strips

long enough to do the center in that fashion

and then had to piece the remaining rows.

I enjoyed the free use of the fabrics,

just adding pieces as I went. 

I added a little stripe as the binding and

did some hand quilting

down the center of each row.

Some ticking that I had

been saving was perfect for the backing.

It was a fun mini to make for March.

Be sure and check out the other Mini Makers

on Wendy's blog, the Constant Quilter.

It's fascinating and amazing how each participant

creates a unique little quilt each month.

Until Next Time-

Kyle