Mini Monday - IG InspiRED

Welcome to another edition of Mini Monday!!  I've got a story for you.  Be fair warned.  It was a total DrEAMI moment.  Wonder of wonders, I finished this post just in time to join Sandra @ Mmm Quilts for her monthly Link Party!

Here's the story...

It was early May.  The 3rd, to be exact.  The National Quilt Museum was celebrating its 30th anniversary.  A new IG (That's Instagram, for those not in the know.) post each day of a quilt from its collection for the entire year.  That day, the selection from a couple days earlier caught my eye and made me want to make it RIGHT THEN!!!

I chose fabrics from my scrap bin and posted my own photo to Instagram:

By that afternoon, I had my HSTs all sewn up:

A few days later, I arranged the layout during my Zoom call with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color:

We discussed the project and what the designer's reaction might be to my enthusiastic response to her quilt.  Later that day, I decided to find out by messaging @ccpquilt on Instagram.  She is a phenomenal is a longarm quilter, as well as a generous human being!  She had no problem with me posting my small version of her quilt. You can find out more about Christine Perrigo @ Contemporary Custom Quilting her website.  Plan to be amazed!

Fast forward a couple more days and the rows were sewn:

In true Joyful fashion, the quilt top sat for several weeks, as I concentrated on other projects.  However, when I found myself with some open space at the bottom of a quilting marathon, I loaded it on...

... And quilted it up using my channel lock:

Then it sat for a few days while waiting to be trimmed up:

If you look closely, you can see it near the top of this pile of freshly trimmed quilts.  These are the quilts from that marathon session I mentioned:

Enter the All-Star Sampler Platter from The Global Quilt Connection...

During a break between classes, I chose binding for the RED quilts:

Early last week, I attached...

And sewed down the binding, using clips to hold the folded edge in place:

When it was complete I took it for a tour, to see where it fit best...

I started outside for a photo in natural light:

Afterwards, I took it back upstairs to see if it had hopes for being a Gallery Wire Mini, whether horizontally...

... Or vertically, as my inspiration piece:

It had other ideas...

When a quilt speaks, makers should listen.  This quilt wanted to be a table topper for my 2nd entry for the May 2021 TABLE SCRAP Challenge:

While it looks really pretty...

However, I couldn't stand the thought of getting coffee rings on this piece!

SEW...

I tried it as a Kitchen Quilt and it felt right at home:

10" x 12"

NOTE...

Christine's original 50" x 70" quilt will be on view in the "Modern Quilt Guild Retrospective" exhibit through July 27, 2021.

Joining the following Link Parties:

Sarah's Show Me Something Outdoors Link Party

Kelly's Needle and Thread Thursday