a few weeks (or more) ago, i finished up this wall hanging for isaac. i am sure i told the background story in a previous blog post, but the short version is: when we first came off the road, derek bought me a zillion national park panels and coordinating fabrics. i wasn’t sure how to proceed. panels really aren’t my thing. but eventually, i decided a wall hanging for each kid (to possibly display their junior ranger badges) would put a slight dent in the stash, so they each picked out a favorite national park and i got started.
it made the most sense to start with isaac’s, since he’s probably the person who will live here for the shortest amount of time. he selected arches and i scoured my stash and local shops for fabrics in matching-ish colors.
i used a panel of fabric that had a grid of tiny postcards to make some mathematically challenging borders, and put my signature “wonky and scrappy” stars in the corners. for the backing, since it is a wall hanging, i used a thrifted top sheet that cost like $7. win.
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if you read the blog, this is sort of where i left off in an update post about some quilts i was working on. the top was done, the quilt was basted and ready for quilting. but i folded it up and set it aside because i didn’t know how i wanted to proceed. then, after some other quilts, i regained my mojo, and decided that since isaac is not much of a critic, and i really wanted it done, that an all over meander would suffice and a few hours later, i handed ike a finished quilt….
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at first, he declared he would use it as an actual quilt. and he did for awhile. but then he decided to hang it up in his room, covering a patch of primed drywall that was recently replaced.
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at this time, he has yet to display his junior ranger flair. i’m working on him. i guess maybe it’s not cool for a 16 year old. 🙂