Obsession is a substitute for talent.
~Steven Martin
Quilting
Perhaps my repetition of specific ideas is a form of obsession but I prefer to consider it working all the angles.
The result is better than expected - despite using only scraps. The design pulls the white center into a slightly curved shape and the subsequent rows and sashing enhance the effect. The blue corner has the best value progression. The corals (lower right) jump a bit more than ideal but I love the colors. As stated, I used fabric on hand, mostly from the scrap bin although some was pulled from my stash {which was already pretty depleted.} Remember how I worried that the sashing would disappear? It turned out a delight.
The remainder of that original yard of fabric makes the outer border. Another choice of which I was originally uncertain. Finally I realized it could be cut and removed if it didn't work. It's not like I've never wasted fabric before. No seam ripping here!
Now to quilt it.
Reading
How have I missed reading Firoozeh Dumas all these years? Her humorous stories comparing her Persian heritage with California life illuminate our universal human condition. Her stories of life with her extended family remind me of Erma Bombeck. She had a column in our paper when I was growing up. Who else remembers her?