Going to Pieces!

In the course of unpacking I had a decision to make about all the fabric on my front porch. Keep it, throw it out, or give it away? In the end, I did all three. I threw out the ugly and unusable stuff. I donated the unfriendly or itchy stuff. And I kept what I thought still had some life in it. The one thing I was on the fence about was the multitude of squares.

Squares? Yep. Grandma/Dora cut out hundreds of squares for her patchworking. I mean, 2 suitcases full! I just couldn't see tossing them. So I started piecing them together. First though I squared them all up--they were a bit uneven--and then I stitched them, and stitched them, and stitched them. The first batch was made up of 6 inch squares and, once pieced together, made a quilt top big enough for a full size bed...and because it was mostly reds and pinks, is destined to belong to Katie. The oldest of the grandgirls!

Still more, the next batch of squares consisted of 5 inch squares of various floral designs. From that I have pieced together a blanket for Fallon, and one for Dahlia, and one for Audrey! And I still have enough left over for a throw. As I don't know who will want it, I'll keep it until someone claims it.

This really all began because Audrey is coming. I knew I had some flannel in those boxes outside and new babies deserve soft flannel receiving blankets. Don't you think that's a fun description of a blanket...a receiving blanket? It describes those early small first blankets when the babies are so tiny and you've just received them, like a precious gift.

Well, I had flannel, but some pieces were small scraps. So I started out piecing her receiving blankets together, and that was so much fun, that I became enamored with the whole idea of putting fabric puzzles together. And, well, it just got out of hand. So far I have made 4 receiving blankets and 5 quilts for Audrey. As well as one each for my other darling ggirls. And I am studying the quilt books (also, originally Grandma's) as I consider tackling something more interesting than squares. Anybody remember tangrams? Triangles and reectangles and interesting patterns are calling me.