The kids are back to school!

Let me shout that, THE KIDS ARE BACK IN SCHOOL!!!!!

Let the crafting begin!

Long ago (I think maybe a year) I saw that Maureen McCormick (yes, Marcia Brady) was releasing a Brady Bunch inspired fabric line. I had known that she is a quilter and had watched a video of her visiting Missouri Star Quilt.

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When the line was released, I couldn’t find it anywhere. I searched Etsy, found a jelly roll, purchased it and then lovingly looked at it for about a year.

I did not want to make a jelly roll quilt from it (I have made many of these easy quilts and while I enjoy them, I wanted something different).

I searched the tutorials on Missouri Star Quilt and found the Stack & Flip Quilt.

Easy and cute but a different look from a jelly roll quilt top.

The kids are now back in school and I had my first free day today (no appointments at all).

I sat down and made the quilt top.

Now I am firmly in the “better done than perfect” camp, and that is what this is-cute, full of mistakes and just makes me smile!

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So much of the print makes me think of my childhood home…our Harvest Gold appliances, my avocado green easy bake oven and play kitchen and my bedroom!

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This quilt top just makes me happy!

I have realized I really hate the actual quilting part, but I am going to power on in the next few weeks to quilt this rather than send it out….well maybe. If I determine the cost of sent out quilting is reasonable and I bind it at home I’m all for that 🙂

Have a good week!