Stacked Squares - The Quilt

I started this during the 2016 Rainbow Scrap Challenge. 

Now - at last - Stacked Squares is finally finished!

(inspired by Brenda Ratliff's design in the

Summer 2015 issue of Modern Patchwork)

Quilted with two shades of Glide thread

(Mercury on top and Sterling in the bobbin)

and my liberated unmarked free motion version

 of the widely-used Woodgrain design.

These photos were taken at Shelby Farms last week

before our multiple days of rain started.

The park has undergone significant upgrades

over the past few years and 

it was fun to enjoy the changes.

My original plan was to use 

black and white binding

but once the quilting was completed

I could tell the quilt wanted 

a bright colorful binding instead.

I have fallen in and out of love with this quilt

so many times in the past two years.

I'm happy to say that I am now 

safely on the "in love" side.

56" wide x 72" long

This photo really shows how much fun 

the technicolor butterfly wing binding

adds to the finished quilt.

I've had this cursive print stashed for several years.

It has now found a home on the back of this quilt.

Remember the many changes I mentioned earlier?

Here's just one example:

The buffalo enclosure in 2010 . . .

. . . and the herd's vastly larger 

and more secure enclosure now.

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I'm happy to report that Stacked Squares

has been thoroughly kitty-tested and approved by

 Mr. Gilly during Wednesday's quilt group gathering.

(thanks to Chris for taking this photo)

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Linking up with The Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

CLICK HERE to see more scrappy goodness in the making.

Quiltdivajulie

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"Looking at scenes of nature, for even a short while, 
can help us become more insightful, more creative, 
and more productive."
Maria Konnikova