Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.
~E.B. White
Quilting
I'm still avoiding BB2 but eventually I'll get to work on it. Currently I chose to work with the red Crossroad border blocks. {No. It's still not the end. Sheesh.} Remember they didn't work well with the orange and brown squares on BB2. Audrey's many baskets inspired me to try one of my own. As usual I thought about appliqué and chickened out.
I designed the baskets to {almost} fit inside the border. Either coping strips or an inner border will be needed to fill it out.
Since there wasn't enough background for all four baskets, I used two older prints: pink birds on white and yellow floral on white. Fabrics were mixed and matched until they looked right. The green, yellow, and pink triangles came from a scrap bin but the others were cut from stash.
With the baskets mostly decided, I cut two strips: a black and white stripe and a multicolor stripe on the diagonal to separate them. While the stronger contrast of black and white draws me, the multicolor may work better. Progress photos in the montage below.
Originally I planned to put one fabric in the center but changed my mind. The strips will continue across the center and one of these squares below will be the post.
This needs to be pushed along because a new baby needs it.
Reading
Dr. Kalanithi worked as a neurosurgeon when he was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. This memoir of his life and treatment was published posthumously.
Enjoy the day,
Ann
