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.

• Started 8/6/26
• Finished 8/16/26
• 45 1/2″ x 45 1/2″
• Glide 40wt in Magic Mint
• E2E Espalier
• Susie’s Magic Binding

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.

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.