And They Lived Happily Ever After

A number of years ago my parents renewed their wedding vows.

Baby sis Joy - Me - Mom* & Dad - Brother Brad - Brother Rob**

Well, ,that's how I feel about Jack (the ripper) right now.  

Like we've just renewed our vows...

There was A LOT of UN-stitching happening 

with this Oregon Duck quilt.

The directions for these Counted Quilts is  very different than any quilt I've ever made and Jack and I spent  A-LOT of quality time together during the assembly process.

 

 

I did not assemble this quilt according to pattern directions, i.e., construct one column at a time and then sew all the columns together.  I assembled sections, starting at the top with the center section, then adding the sections to the left and to the right, moving down the quilt.  The final pieces were the two outside columns.  It did come together fairly easily and quickly. 

I was kind-of amazed.

 

I ordered some University of Oregon fabric from Etsy for the backing.  Once that arrives it will be ready for the LAQ.

 

 

The verdict:  Would I make another quilt using this method?  I can't say I LOVED it (I really love paper piecing.)  But now that I've made one and I have an idea of the process, I would do another.  

(I have a feeling when the littlest babe sees this one he will want one also.) 

*My mom was graduated to heaven almost 4 years ago.

**There must have been a distraction of which half of us had no clue.