Twofold

When I made the original Plaid-ish quilt, I loved the finish so much, there really wasn't a question if I'd made Erica/Kitchen Table Quilting's second version when the tutorial came out. Plaid-ish2 is similar but different from Plaid-ish. This second one, at 69" x 86", is ever so slightly larger, and of course, even after making both of them in less than a year's time, my scrap bin is still full.

As thrilled as I was with the finished quilt top, I wasn't really in the mood to quilt such a large one, and asked my guild-mate Pam Cole of Keeping it Simple Quilts to help me out again. We agreed on a maze-like panto called 'square dance', with cream thread.

Of course, a pieced back was more than appropriate, and I was happy to find some reasonably large stash fabrics that semi-coordinated.

When I realized I was out of black and white Michael Miller Clown Stripe, my favorite binding for scrap quilts, I went stash-diving for something else and came up with plenty of Carolyn Friedlander's Doe, many scraps of which were pieced into the quilt. It's much more subtle than the stripe, but considering there are so many low-volumes in this version, I think it works. Stitching it on, I realized it was actually the gray and white left from a Doe Wide Fabric, not black and white, but still fine.

So that felt like an accomplishment, even with Pam's help. It really IS amazing how many scraps you can use up and still be inundated with them. But no worries, I'm diving into that scrap basket again!