January Mini

January, 2020

 has used up all the cloudy days 

that Colorado usually has for the entire year.

So when the sun 

finally came out today,

it was the perfect day

to take my quilt outside 

and share my January Mini.

Winter Blues

33" x 33"

The pattern is adapted 

from Betsy Chutchian's design

found in the 2020

That Patchwork Place Quilt Calendar.

I had only a yard of that wonderful large print,

also from Betsy's Eliza's Indigo collection,

so it is smaller than the original and with less hst's.

Isn't it all about making do?

I love the rich indigo blues that I pulled from my stash to 

use in the blocks.

The blocks were done before I left on my trip,

but once I was home, it gave me an

opportunity to reconnect with my

sewing room.

Sometimes, I hate to admit, that I get

weird things that pop up in my head.

I decided to machine quilt my free hand, organic feathers

in the center square, triangles and border.

They're not perfect, but I love stitching them.

The phrase "full figured" kept spinning in my head

as I tried to make each plume plump and rounded.

That lead me to remember the

ads that Jane Russell use to do

for Playtex, way back when.

Anyone else remember this?

I guess it takes whatever it takes

to get the results you want

to make it look perfect

under that blue Colorado sky.

Connect with Wendy at her blog

to see what other perfect minis were

finished in January. 

Until Next Time-

Kyle