Erica's Stitches

It turns out to be a good thing that I had an unquilted quilt top laying around. I decided it would make a good early Christmas gift to be delivered at Thanksgiving.  Otherwise a quilt would have been impossible. So, I put everything else aside and quilted like crazy and I've got it done with half of the weekend left. Now, on to other projects.

I have used up every charm square in the house on my latest quilt top!  At least I hope there aren't any stragglers that I missed. That includes 2 different charm packs and half a dozen leftovers including a flannel square (in one of the corners), a 30's style square and one square that just doesn't quite belong with the rest. Both charm packs were traditional prints.  One was in darker colors and a formal style.  I never found the right project to use them in and never came up with any good ideas.  The second was lighter pastels and a whimsical style.  Every time I looked at it I was able to come up with a different plan that I wanted to start right away. Instead I combined them both.  I think the two styles go together in an uncoordinated way.  Or at least they don't clash too badly. My usual tactic is to come up with a design and use all the squares I can.  Which always leaves a few orphans.  This time I tried a n...