Design Wall Monday: Rusty Bows flimsy

I did get some sewing time in this weekend.  When I left for Missouri I had the center and the bow-tie border blocks assembled.  The sashed border design is one I saw in a quilt magazine years ago.  I auditioned several solid colors before choosing turquoise. 

It is 58 x 66 and used 5 yards of stash.  Thanks goes to Bonnie Hunter for creating the bow-tie challenge!

If I make another bow-tie quilt (which is likely because the blocks are such fun) I'll try deliberate color placement -- figure 8's or S's, perhaps; or x's and o's.

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A little bit liberated

I'm not quite as free-form as others on the Liberated Quilters list are, but every so often my projects go in that direction.   The scrappy patches were leaders-and-enders over several months.  I emptied the shoebox of 2" squares!  I wasn't going to add a border, but with so many seams at the edges of the blocks I needed something to stabilize the perimeter. The yellow fabric (with red apples) adds a nice contrast, I think.  Blocks are 9" and the top is 66 x 66.

(Sorry about the crooked picture!)