Chesnut Hill strip quilt

Has it really been more than a month since I sewed anything? Everytime we have guests, my sewing area goes back in the closet. For several weeks after our guests left, this quilt sat around waiting for the binding to be hand-sewn (and Mom even did 1/3 of it during her stay). I wasn't very motivated to finish it. Finally, a couple of Yankees games later, and it's at last ready for show.



I bought the Joel Dewberry Chesnut Hill fabric last year for a steal at $4/yard. I really love the ochre/brown Chestnut branches. Soon after I finished this favorite quilt, I decided to try the same pattern with a more orderly design. All the blocks are exactly the same. They are put together in different directions to get the two sets of boxes.

The top sat unfinished until March, when I put together a backing from the remaining fabric. The binding is pieced in alternating stripes and spheres. It's quilted in a very wide all over meander. It measures about 50" x 70".



Now that it's done, it's time to let the sewing machine emerge from storage.