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What’s on the design wall this fall

Three quilts in progress, one that will never be finished, and the scrap bin that started it all.

A log cabin in harvest colors

The biggest thing on the wall right now is a log cabin in deep navy and goldenrod, with the blocks turned every which way. I planned it in the Quilt Builder, then spent an evening rearranging the real blocks anyway.

A baby quilt on a deadline

Next to it is a soft pastel nine-patch for a friend’s baby. It is small, simple and due in three weeks, which is exactly why it keeps jumping the queue.

The one that will never be finished

In the corner is a sampler I started years ago, one block from every technique I wanted to learn. It will probably never become a quilt, and that is fine. It is a record of how I learned.

The scrap bin that started it all

Under the table sits the scrap bin, overflowing as usual. Almost every quilt on this wall began as a handful of leftovers that looked good together, and the next one probably will too.