Winter has come to Minnesota once again. Snow everywhere! It's the perfect season to share this recently completed quilt top: Snow on the River.
It's my version of Barbara Brackman's "Snow on the River Wandle", a free pattern she posted on her blog
Material Culture in 2012. I printed out the pattern then, but had not had time to make it up until this fall. It went together surprisingly quickly, and I was able to use my Tri-Recs rulers to cut the star points.
The checkerboard border helped make the quilt large enough for our queen size bed. It is also a good way to avoid white around the edges. I made one quilt that way. Never again! The top edge discolored badly from handling, ie: pulling the quilt up at night and making the bed.
Bonus: Almost all the fabric was from my stash! I only had to purchase the navy blue for the outer borders (and enough for binding.)
Looks great Jean! I can understand where a white border may not be the best choice--lol! Love the checkerboard! I'm already sick of all this snow and it's not even really winter yet.
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