The photo, the quilt & the story...

Here is the photo that I mentioned in my last post. My husband took this photo of the kitties on my lap quite a while ago by now... RB on the left & Rhapsody on the right. This scenario is only o.k. when it is Rhapsody's idea, she does not trust RB enough to allow him to decide to cuddle. >^..^< This is the oriental Charm quilt. 5 inch squares, no repeats. I wanted to have the lights in the middle, so I sorted the charms into 3 piles. I sewed the darks to the setting triangles, which are light to create those sharp triangles. From there I kind of sewed with the flow, having a general idea how many charms in each value and general ideas onthe lengths of the rows to get the lights in the middle. There is an easier way, you say. A design wall? I have never (take that back I have a UFO pinned to a flannel table cloth back) used one! Here is the back, the same fabric in two different colorways. Both UGLY & Both USED UP! RB by himself on the Oriental Charm quilt. I use the quilt as decoration, so it lives on the chair... One final shot of the Oriental Charm quilt & some cute kitty toes. :o)