Scrappy Trips Finish

I started my Scrappy Trips on a whim back in August and I am so glad that I caved to the Drop Everything and Make It (DrEAMi!) obsession.
http://www.mmmquilts.com/2018/09/dreami-20.html#more
I am thrilled that I did not allow it to languish in my tops pile either! This is a free Bonnie Hunter pattern you can find here:

 http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/scrappy-trips-around-world.html

I made 36 blocks and it was about 72 inches square before quilting and washing. It shrunk to about 67 inches square.

 I quilted it diagonally using my Pfaff's large wavy stitch. The quilting really added a lot of texture and the curves broke up the monotony of the 90 degree angles of the squares.

 I took these pictures this morning in the glorious sun. I like how you can see the front through the backing.

I included my embroidered label on the backing and quilted right through it too.

I washed with three Color Catchers and they did their job! The orange is much darker than this picture shows. This is the first time I have had an orange bleed this much and it is even an old Robert Kaufman fabric from the Metro Living line--very nice quality.

I mentioned before that I do not have a purpose/owner for this quilt, but my dog, Bella, seemed to claim it the other night as I was binding it. She is not much a cuddler, but as soon as she jumped on my bed, she made a beeline to lay down on it. She did not care that there were Clover Clips on the edge or that I was actively sewing it. When she gets on my bed, she usually goes through a grooming routine and lays aloofly away from me, but not this night, straight to a deep, contented sleep on this quilt. She was definitely claiming it as hers! I think I would really like to make one of these even bigger using strips from all of my Bonnie and Camille fat quarter bundles. It would be gorgeous on my bed!

I claimed this shirt at Target as mine a couple of weeks ago. The Broncos play tomorrow night, so I will be wearing this as I spend today in my sewing room. I finished something which means I can start something, right?

My daughter, the one on the left, attended Oktoberfest in Munich this weekend. She already posted on Instagram that she will never go again--too many drunk people and crowds, but she can cross it off her bucket list. She just texted me that she is happily boarding her flight back to London now and starts her internship there tomorrow!