Scraps + Slow Stitching =

A finish for the Stay at Home Round Robin 2022!   I joined in with this quilt-along hosted by Gail of Quilting Gail and several other quilting friends again this year, and am really happy to share my finish!

It all started with a grocery bag of scraps that a friend handed me back in January.  I didn't even look at them, just said I'd take them!

The bag turned out to be full of  beautiful prints in all colors that are designed by Petra Prins, inspired by 17th and 18th century Dutch chintz, and called Dutch Heritage Fabrics.  There were all sizes of pieces from smallish - 6 inch squares - to pieces about 11 x 20 inches.

You can get a good idea of what these prints look like by taking a peek at the back I pieced out of several of the bigger pieces.

I also needed a center block for this project, so I chose a Kathy Schmitz embroidery design that I had finished way back in June.  The 1976 refers to our wedding date: January 9, 1976!

Following along with all of the weekly prompts during the QAL, I added curved borders, diamonds, stars,  signature blocks, applique, and shooflies before finishing up the top.

Piecing the backing, basting the layers, and quilting didn't take long at all for a quilt of this size - about 25 inches square.  I even added some hand quilting to the center block, using the same variegated blue DMC floss that I stitched the original design in.

And here is my finish, hanging in my sewing room until I find the perfect spot for it, somewhere in our house.  

Big thanks go to Gail, Anya, Emily, Roseanne, Sue, Wendy, and Chris for inviting all of us to participate and providing lots of inspiration and support throughout the QAL!

Sharing at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching

Quilting is More Fun than Housework for Oh Scrap!

and at the SAHRR Quilt Parade at Quilting Gail which starts tomorrow.