This is How it Started

Those of you who have clicked on my Etsy shop may have noticed the art quilt I have for sale entitled Dogs and Dots.  I thought you might like to see how it started.  I was at a tag sale and picked up some whimsical 9-patch quilt blocks. At the time I was getting involved with liberated quilts.  So thought I was give it a try with on of the cute quilt blocks. 

I decided to try the liberated saw tooth pattern for my first round of this little medallion quilt.

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The second round was just a solid black strip to divide the center block.  Then with just the thought of color red and a green with dots.  I made a few liberated blocks to sprinkle in my strips.

Finally I added a small black and white border, another solid black round and a round of whimsy.  To add more whimsy to the quilt I fussy cut some dogs playing with buttons and flowers with button accents.  The dogs and flowers were added using stitch witchery. 

The little quilt was fun to make and it allowed me to try some liberated thoughts.  Later that year, I saw where a town south of St. Louis was having a quilt show.  Just a small one, so I decided to enter.

I had never entered a show before and I thought this little one would be a good way to start.  My little quilt won in the Innovative Wall Quilt category.  Since, hubby and I are in our down sizing mode and I have been reevaluating my sewing room.  The little quilt needs a new home to make a wall happy.