The reason I quilt

I had some fun with a pile of 1.5 inch squares 

which were originally intended for a much larger charm quilt. 

I love playing with little bits, but really don't enjoy the fuss of cutting little squares from scraps. 

So I used them in a quilt about why I quilt. 

It measures about 20 by 30 inches and is machine quilted. 

Since this photo, I've ripped out the loopy meandering in the white background 

and replaced it with a small all-over pebbles.

I bordered the word with a green Kona solid, and again with a Kaffe print.

I had a bit of fun with the machine quilting, putting in a needle pulling thread off a spool.

This is also the first time I've experimented with dense quilting around a letter

to make it pop.

What is the reason you quilt? To to touch fabric? 

See designs form under your fingers? To create? To buy more fabric?

This quilt is hanging in the MCC Quilt Show and Sale in Winnipeg, 

which opens today and runs through Sunday.

If you're near here, stop by.

Update: When I stopped in at the show, I overheard a young girl saying

"That quilt says touch but we're not supposed to touch the quilts."

Too funny.

I helped to hang the show yesterday and there's lots of great stuff to see,

as well as lots of goodies in the sale room, including my zippy bags made from upholstery samples.

I'm linking up with other Friday finishers at TGIFF

Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Crazy Mom Quilts