A flag motif is a favorite of mine. This  Scott Hansen designed quilt is fun and lends itself to solids or patterns (I used mostly solids, but sprinkled a few stripes and geometric patterns in there). His original design was more varied, but I did what I often do and didn't read the instructions all the way through before I started cutting and sewing, cutting and sewing . . . It wasn't until I was laying it out on the design board that I realized that all my flags were the same. So this is definitely my own take on Scott's United Colors quilt. The simplicity of this quilt allows for having tons of fun mixing colors. I used my favorite solids in this. The more mixy-matchy, the more I liked the block. Scott's pattern calls for a rhyme and reason for placement of bold colors and pale colors, but I interspersed some pale blocks randomly. The pale gray blocks reminded me of newsprint.  The bold colors make this quilt perfect for an eclectic room. Quilting by Long-armed and...

I need to make more pet quilts. They're small, quick and easy, and our furry friends are very forgiving about mistakes. And while they may not ooh and ahh over your choice of $12/yard designer fabric, they'll love it because it was made by you. I discovered Tacy Gray , a quilt designer, who had eight tips for making a quilt for a pet. In essence, she suggests keeping it simple, skipping the binding, and pretty much just steaming through it. I like her style. I've made a few quilts for the pets in my life, in fact pet quilts were part of the prescription cocktail that got me through the pandemic in 2020. They were all inspired by a quilt that my friend Judy made for my dog Abby when we first brought her home from the rescue.  Apparently, Judy was making these patchwork quilts for anyone who adopts a rescue dog. When she found out we were getting Abby, she called me and asked, "What's her favorite color?" "Um, green?"  Ten years later and this quilt is...