It's been four years, and we're back talking about resourcefulness, but this time Owen and Leah got to take the lead on designing the quilt. The only stipulations were that 1) they had to only use fabrics that we already had in the house and 2) they had to agree on the design.
Their solution was to use color as a unifying factor. We didn't have the same pre-cut uniformity that was available for the last quilt, but decided to make use of the pre-cut squares that we already had. They each had veto power for any fabric that they didn't want in the quilt, as long as there was still enough in the color family to make the design work. Even deciding how to stitch the quilting lines (and what color!!) was a major deal, but at the end of the day (or month, or year or however long it took!) we got a pretty nice finished product! The finished size is the same oversized throw that the last Resourcefulness Quilt ended up being.
I should mention, too, that although Rinnah wasn't as involved in the design, she was quite involved in the stitching. The kids (Owen and Leah) ended up taking the quilt to the county fair with 4H.
Machine quilted with cotton batting. Backing red/black plaid flannel. All machine pieced and rotary cut.
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