Over lunch I pulled off the binding and reattached it correctly.
This is Shenandoah. The pattern is designed for large prints, or for a wall hanging its possible to use a vertical panel. I had a square vintage panel and made some adjustments.
Quartered Square is bound! Nothing like having a baby quilt ready months in advance. I still need to put a label on the quilt, but that will occur after the baby (my great niece) is born after the first of the year.
My plans were to get the Magnolia Shenandoah bound. The binding is on the quilt, but when I went to stitch it down I discovered I attached it to the wrong side of the quilt.
I briefly thought I go ahead and stitch is down, but I really want that pop of blue on the front. So, tonight after the guild meeting I’ll be hanging out with my seam ripper.
This quilt was started back in MARCH. Looking at my notes I started it 3/2/26, finished the top on 3/8/26 and quilted it the same day. It’s been waiting to be bound since then. I am happy to say it’s quilted, bound and labeled as of today, 8/15/26. The pattern is on the Bonnie Hunters Free Patterns Tab.
I found a length of vintage fabric to use for the backing.
Using a panel to make Shenandoah was a quick and easy project. I started with a 32″ square panel, so that gave me some challenges, but once I got past those, the quilt top just came together. 
In my stash I found this blue fabric. Is it what I would use if I wasn’t pulling from my stash? Probably not. But it 3 yards of fabric I don’t have to buy which is a win.
But first binding Scrappy Bargello.
Yesterday I quilted Quartered Square. It still needs the binding, but I need to finally get my Scrappy Bargello bound. I just need to finish pressing the binding then put it on the quilt.
But Wednesday I got distracted. I ordered a set of long-arm rulers from Piece N Quilt for a Stitch-Along starting September 7th and need to get the top ready. It’s simple enough, mostly 9-patches.
While I was on the site, I found a class on 99 Strip designs and pulled fabric for a couple of small quilts. 
I was so ready to start cutting into these fabrics when I remembered my August UFO list. After all it is the middle of August.
After staring at the list wondering what Shenandoah was, I cut into my panel for the quilt.
I don’t recommend square panels. 
Leaving off the outer panel strip and lengthening the strips sewn to the center cut I think will fix the proportions.
As for the Stitch Along quilts, I’ll put them back in my pile to work, but after I get a couple more things off my list.
If you need a fast quilt and have a striped fabric, Quartered Square by Missouri Star Quilts is your pattern. I picked up the fabric Sunday afternoon and finished the top and still got to watch most of the baseball game. Admittedly the game didn’t start until after 9 PM my time, but I was done by 10:15 PM.
My first choice of backing from my stash wasn’t long enough — even with a diagonal seam. The second piece I pulled would work, but I wasn’t in love. This morning I looked in the cabinet and found this piece. It will only be 4″ wider than my top, but I’ll make it work. I’ll get it pieced tonight, then make a decision on the thread color – Cotton Candy, Magic Mint, or Strawberry Blonde. All of them work.
The good news is that I have finally sewn the binding together for Scrappy Bargello. It still needs to be pressed, but is at least in one piece. Most people would go ahead and finish the quilt. I mean it has been waiting for the binding for 5 months. Is that what I did? No.
Yesterday I delivered the two shop samples and I got to pick 4 yards of fabric to replace what I used on the back of Southern Charm from my stash. Quartered Square by Missouri Star Quilts has been on my list since that trip to Kansas City when we had to buy luggage to get all the fabric home. In fact Ruby made her quilt and we quilted it yesterday. Anyway, I picked fabrics to make the quilt. I simply couldn’t resist cutting into it last night. All my blocks are cut and I have the first 4 made. This is really a quick quilt to make I got to this point in less than 2 hours. I’ve not sewn the row yet.
This past couple of weeks I’ve been working on a shop samples. Up first is Southern Charm. This is from a Riley Black fabric bundle. 6 yards of fabric plus the panel. No pattern, just me trying to figure out how to put all 6 fabrics in the quilt. Ultimately the the 6th fabric ended up as the binding.
We forgot the backing and was told to pick something from my stash. I found this vintage fabric in my stash. It’s dogwood on peach- on theme and color. i used the E2E Magnolia from Urban Elementz to quilt it. The thread is Yellow Whisper.
This is also from Riley Blake. It’s Crayola Colorful Creatures. This is a shop sample panel for the kit. Just load and quilt. I been talking about needing to up my free-motion/ruler work game and was given this a top to practice on. Now that I’m looking at the picture, I see that I should have outlined the path. Oh well. Quilted with Bone thread, I used leftover backing fabric for the binding.
Both of these quilts are on my August UFO list. Now to finish making the binding for Scrappy Bargello.
I joined the August UFO Challenge in Stitch On’s Quilt & Stitch Along with Sally on Facebook. Some of these projects have been lingering with no excuses — I’m looking at you, Scrappy Bargello. There’s one project that technically isn’t a UFO — Shenandoah! Others in theory shouldn’t take long to complete — or so I keep telling myself. We’ll see how far I get this month.
Apparently I don’t have enough on my quilting plate – Rivanna, Roll the Dice, 2 shop samples, a quilt which just needs to be bound, my assorted hand work projects and block of the month quilts, plus a few 3-yard quilts I’d like to finish this year. I want to make Shenandoah – from stash.
I pulled this chrysanthemum print. I found these two blenders.
I have this gorgeous orchid print which I think the fuchsia blender is on theme.
These peach roses and peach blender might look good as well.
But I think I’m going to use this magnolia panel and pink to make the quilt. There is not enough fabric in the panel to do the inner border, but I found this white dot on navy and I think it will be perfect.
Now to get a few things done so I can start this.
