Midweek: OMG and a gift

I needed to finish my One Monthly Goal this week.  We leave for northern Wisconsin on Saturday morning and we won't return until June 30.

Here it is!

The project began as a way to use up a box of 1.5" batik squares.  I thought I'd make 42 blocks for a 6 x 7 straight setting that would end up about 65 x 75.  Well, that didn't happen!  It turned out to be 84 x 84.  It uses 41 of the 42 blocks.  I have a handful of 1.5" squares left over.  Total fabric used: 7-1/8 yds.

My friend Helen said she was cleaning out cabinets and would I like some fabric? Well, sure!  "I've had it for a long time," she added. She brought it to the AAUW luncheon on Tuesday.  I've been quilting long enough to remember when mint green and peach were a trendy combination.  The assortment includes Cranston/VIP (the good stuff), some Christmas prints, a Jinny Beyer print, and some Waverly light-weight home dec. I weighed it all -- 7 lbs., so 28 yards.  For free!