I used red, white or beige, and blue to make this quilt. This quilt has 15 12" finished blocks, a modest beige print border, a slim navy binding, a red calico back, and a moda label. It was hand-tied with embroidery floss and the border was hand-stitched to finish it. It covers about half of a full size bed. It's meant to be a couch quilt or carry along. I almost made two quilts because the whites would look better without the beige and vise versa. I decided to stick with just one quilt because I'm not a perfectionist and I just wanted one quilt. This quilt is made up of pin wheels and stars. The 1st block is called "Square in a Star", the 2nd is one version of the traditional pinwheel, the 3rd is the "Ohio Star", the 4th is a pinwheel, the 5th is "Star of Hope", the 6th is a repeat of the 4th, the 7th is another pinwheel, the 8th is a traditional pinwheel called "Clay's Choice", the 9th is another pinwheel, the 10th is a star, the 11th is another star, the 12th is the "Ribbon Star", the 13th is a star, the 14th is "Star in a Star", and the 15th is the "Star Puzzle".
I made this small quilt for the back seat of my car. I cut 8" squares from old denim jeans and sewed scraps of fabric around them to add bits of color. The backing was also denim scraps someone was getting rid of and the binding was leftover from other quilts. This quilt is totally green using material that might have otherwise gone in the trash. I wanted a throw for the backseat of my car, that was durable and I could shake off after a trip to the park with the dogs. The dogs always appreciate my efforts. It's certainly not my best work, nor is it my favorite fabric to work with, but it serves a purpose. Now if the dogs would just sit still, so it could do its' job.
Denim would probably make a good dog bed too, because it's durable. I have a dog that can turn fleece into lace, sucking it like a binky, so save the fleece for doggy sweaters and use denim instead. Recycle, reduce, and reuse. It's green and cheap too!
