This was not the best week of quilting for me. I was on travel for much of the week. I was able to plan a gorgeous quilt that was going to twin size. I managed to go to Hancocks of Paducah with that plan in hand. And I couldn't find the right fabric. Well, that and the fact that the twin sized quilt wants prairie points. It would take at best guess a couple hundred prairie points. Given that I have no idea how to sew prairie points or how to finish the binding once I put them on, making a smaller project to practice seemed like the better idea.
I do seem to have a theme going this season. This is an historical picture of some women and horses standing in front of a soddy, a cabin made of sod, in Nebraska. Because, of course, prairie points make me think of Little House on the Prairie.
The picture is printed on fabric. It is lightly quilted with No 3 Perl Cotton. the binding is my first attempt at continuous prairie points (OK any prairie points). I learned many things from this. Making miniature prairie points for a first project is not the best idea. I have no idea how to finish/attach/do anything with the corners. This continuous strip thing will work really well once I make it big enough to collect and hide my raw edges and once I figure out the whole corner thing.
So why prairie points for my triangles? Because I am a rebel. I made triangles by cutting squares.
This quilt is part of Project Quilting Season 9. The challenge was triangulation. This quilt measures about 5 x 8 inches. I quilt just outside of St Louis, MO.
I love your take on the challenge and the name is absolutely perfect! Thanks for joining in the fun and sharing your creative process stories.
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