Just a simple Single Irish Chain……………….

Took on a very different look! I had in mind the mantra “keep it simple”, but…………something just happened when this sandwich was slid under Ms  Juki’s needle!!! It’s humble beginnings: began to morph………….the center portion (initially, in my head) was going to be a simple diagonal grid (very traditional!) BUT, I focused on the possible texture that could be achieved by a floral motif! Texture….. love it! My next thought was to leave the 2” inner border unstitched to give an “eye-rest” portion, so I stitched in the ditch and went on to the outer border….which went from plain old this: to this: Yup….quilting it to death is my ‘game’!So…..now I’m staring at that very unadorned inner greenish border piece….and it just canNOT stay that way…But what to do? The ‘eye’ still needs a bit of a rest from all that’s going on and whatever is chosen needs to continue in the ‘organic’ mode………… I’m happy with this leafy design. On to the binding and a finish. I machine stitched the binding completely, as I’m not sure of where this quilt will end up. As busy as the backing is (the lower portion of the above photo), the stitching designs show quite well! And, so it’s a ‘finish’. Thanks for tagging along on this latest project. Any questions, please, leave them in the comments below. Till next time……

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