My dad loves that maxim, "How do you eat an elephant?  One bite at a time."  With so much to do pulling me in all sorts of different directions (and I know you feel that way too), there are times when I wonder how anything will ever get done.  Truly done.  All the way, completely resolved, fully done.

I was about to start this post with "one thing at a time" and then I remembered, ironically, that while I attached the binding to this quilt I was also on the phone with a longtime friend, planning a trip to California this December for ABM lessons...  So, perhaps, my new motto is:  At least two things at a time!  Ha.

Quilts can be finished.  And this one is.  Ahhhhh.  I'll enjoy it.

Making this simple plus quilt was just what I needed.  I challenged myself to work within a limited color scheme, as all included solids are from Kona Cotton's 2014 color release.  At the same time, I comforted myself with a relaxed use of scraps for those "plus" centers.   And you know what?  The quilt turned out rather better than I imagined!  I think the dark plusses and black/white prints are key to my feelings about the finished work.  It has a bright, funky vibe for sure!

For the back I used a large piece of Denyse Schmidt Florence, one of Anna Maria's Folk Song florals and a leftover plus block framed in Kona Malibu.

The quilting is all over free motioned loops.  I do my loops in rows across the quilt, which is easier on my brain than nesting them together like a stipple design.  Loopy rows are a great first free motion pattern, by the way.  Do try!

Kona cottons used:  Grasshopper, Pickle, Niagra, Malibu, Gumdrop, Nectarine, Sangria, Goldfish, Grellow, Titanium, Limestone and Latte. 

Binding:  100% scrappy binding leftovers

Finished size:  56" x 64"

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