homesteading

the array - lights, darks and red for the middle squares.



for $5 at an antique shop. love it.




i really dig traditional quilt designs. log cabin dates from the 1800s, where the red square in the middle symbolizes the hearth and the light and dark sides remind us of the duality of life. neat! the light/dark combination allows the final blocks to be arranged in all sorts of neat designs. i'm going for a kind of scrappy look to it, since this allows for lots and lots of fabric purchasing and non-boredom-inducing repetitive work - just the kind that makes me abandon projects recklessly.

and, you know what? it's fun to shop for fabric. a whole new section of thrift stores just got more interesting!