Quilt Backing and the Wisdom of Peas

What to do when you run out of quilt backing fabric… oh, the dilemma. You could make a trip back to the quilt shop. But, that takes time and the baby is sleeping now. Plus, you know if you set foot in that place you are going to end up spending another $50 on some adorable, albeit unnecessary, fabric that you simply couldn’t live without.

Our friend Andi solved this problem uniquely when she stitched up our Baby Sand Castle Quilt.
She only had about a yard of what would have been an otherwise perfect backing fabric – except that the pattern called for at least 48″. So, she made an extra Castle block inside a strip of contrasting fabric. She cut the one yard of backing fabric that she did have into two different sized pieces and inserted the “castle strip”. The result is a quilt that looks as charming on the back as it does on the front.

And didn’t she do a beautiful job on the quilting, too? Look at the “waves” traversing the blue border strips. Thanks for the great idea, Andi! Please say “Hi!” to her at her blog, Laundry on the Line. Andi writes thoughtfully about “living simply in a complicated world”. This is why she didn’t get stressed out when she ran out of fabric. I hope you enjoy this excerpt from one of my favorite posts, Finding Rest in the Every Day (Shucking peas on the porch):

And my chores don’t seem like chores any more, but opportunities to rest and unwind my mind. Hanging laundry on the line is a chance to pray…doing dishes is an opportunity for meditation…weeding the garden is time to bask in the sun….

And shucking peas is a chance to breathe deeply and enjoy…..

Who knew there could be such wisdom in peas?

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