chockfullofjoy

During 2012 TQS announced a half-square triangle exchange due to the enthusiasm of members for quilts designed by Edyta Sitar. I mailed in 588 HST to the group in Texas who had offered to sort them. I was thrilled to receive back 588 HSTs - all different. Most exciting was that they were from all over the world! I have HSTs from Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Finland, Canada, Scotland and the UK. I named the quilt "Square Dance" as I sensed quilters around the world moving in harmony in concentric circles. I began in the center with a red and white HST from Alex Anderson and formed a red square. I continued to surround that square with larger and larger squares, each in a different color. Ricky Tims' purple HST is in an outer purple square.When I ran out of the exchange HSTs, I made black and white HSTs to form a frame around the squares, then added a border of red and black flying geese. I quilted "Square Dance" on my Bernina 730 with red thread. (In my studio, red is a neutral!) It was a joy to make.