88 Rectangles, Water, Trees and Polka Dots

I went ahead and sewed on the black and white squares, inspired by Fate, that I wrote about yesterday.  Although the white squares are not really white.  They all have subtle patterns on them, most with greys, yellows, or blues.

But after sewing on the squares, I got stuck.

All I could see in the black and white squares was a Nascar flag.   I spend the late morning and early afternoon trying to figure out what to do next.  There’s a pile of fabric on my work table, some cut into squares some into strips others still whole.

All the pieces I thought might work and didn’t.

At 3:30 I went out to feed the animals.  I was thinking the break would clear my mind.  And it did.

I got the idea to look through my Gee’s Bend book for inspiration.  I honestly don’t specifically know what it was that made me see the light. But as I turned the pages, and saw some of the combinations of fabric it came to me.

What I needed was that black shirt with the big white polka dots. I pulled it off my shelf folded it lengthwise and laid it next to my quilt.  It was perfect.  So I cut it up and sewed it onto each side of the quilt.

Then I cut up the rest of the shirt and sewed it onto the top and bottom of the quilt.

I think I know what comes next, a soft pink strip around the polka dots.  But that will have to wait till Monday.