CLUTTERBUCK GANJ 2.0 (no regrets)

Riffing on the same theme, here is another quilt started with long forgotten blocks dug out of a bin while searching for something else.

I love the process of putting together a quilt by letting it grow organically, dependent on my mood and inspiration — both of which might converge over a very long space of time. I made these Sawtooth Star and 25 Patch blocks about 15 years ago. I don’t even know why I put them away.

But this pandemic year has a been year of finishing UFOs for me so after many fits and starts I’ve completed another Medallion-esque quilt.

This time, however, I decided not to worry about “the eye needing rest” and also whether I had Kevin’s approval. (Shh, don’t tell him!) I purposely didn’t seek his opinion out and I just added the two busy borders (Flying Geese and Four Patch) without giving anything too much thought, happily using up triangles left over from other projects and cutting deeply into my stash for the Four Patches, letting my Accuquilt GO do the work of the cutting. I put “ugly” fabric in as well as some of my favorites. I just let them all play equally and tried not to let the ever-present critic on my shoulder get a word in edgewise.

I do like “busy” quilts and I love the idea of using what I have on hand, (which is plenty, thanks in part to generous donations from a friend ridding her stash of Repros (1800 Civil War reproductions prints).

There’s not much else to say except that it’s a toss up as to whether I love this Clutterbuck or the previous one more. They were constructed in the same spirit, for the same purpose, but they each make quite different statements.

I’m keeping my quilter busy these days. She said she’s been swamped during the pandemic because everyone has been home sewing. Guilty as charged.

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