busy fingers

Love the cat in the window. Great use for scraps.

MargeD

Love it, great idea.

Floralfab

Great job. Your colors are very pretty.

nannyrick

Verrrry nice. Great idea.

matraina

Beautiful! Looks like stained glass.

joyful1

Very nice and colorful.

bibi

Lovely job and such a useful project.

QM

A couple of people have asked about the construction. On this one, I used old phone book pages for the foundation, then pulled them off. Then, I put each block on a piece of Hobbs Thermore batting and sewed over each seam with bright colored thread and fancy stitches. I think those were probably a waste of time, although they certainly made for a very stable block. I then added a border and backed it with a good quality of muslin, which is what I have used for my previous scrappy window covers because I like the glow. Except for the borders, I quilted with SitD on the block-edge seams and a diagonal seam on each block. Thermore has a lot of body, so it does not sag.

I am doing another which has squares of Thermore as foundation. I plan on a pretty black border, muslin backing and no fancy stitches. I'll quilt with SitD and feathers on the border. DH saw mine and wants one by his recliner.

Delbra

great idea

Sewbeeit2

Beautifully done! Did you use black strips or bias strips overlaided between fabrics strips?