It has been too hot in recent days to be dragging quilts and cameras around and staging photographs. But last week, Jim and I had cabin fever and decided a “ride-about” was in order. It seemed a good idea to throw in a small quilt, just in case.
We ended up on the campus of my college alma mater and decided to snap a couple of photos. This Wonky Blue Star quilt posed on the banister of an antebellum home that’s now part of the administrative buildings for Georgia College. When I was enrolled there; oh, my, 50 years ago, this house was used as a dormitory.
I lived in this house for a couple of years. At one time my bedroom was the corner room you see here behind the rocking chairs.
The view from that window, across the street, was the old governor’s mansion, seen here with the blue quilt posed on that fence. This building was used as the president’s residence some years, and the site of several festive events for students. My mother was especially entranced by those beautifully decorated rooms.
As I peeped through the fence to the immaculate lawn, I remembered how pleased she was to attend an outdoor reception there one spring day in my freshman year. Mama would love this campus even more now.
It was hot, as expected, so our time out of the car was brief. But the sidewalks were busy with students on the way to class – or somewhere. Enrollment has doubled since I was a student there and there are some changes to the campus. But all of them are good. Historic buildings are preserved and the classic beauty of the place is intact. The energy of people going about the business of learning is always exciting.
The Wonky Star quilt is one I’ve made several times in several sizes. I’ve taught it as a quick technique to create a block or a whole quilt, as in this case. You need thirteen squares of fabric the same size and some simple cutting and sewing directions to make a quick quilt.
Here, I chose a big print that I was reluctant to cut into tiny pieces and a contrasting background fabric. A simple wavy line of machine quilting meant that this was a really quick project. This one measures 33” square finished and works perfectly as a table topper.
In the next post, I’ll share other Wonky Star quilts and the instructions.
