Last year’s state fair quilt challenge theme was “Best in
the West.” I usually pay attention to the theme when I design a quilt, but this
time I ignored it. I'd been practicing making tiny bear paws with a
combination of paper-piecing and traditional piecing techniques, and I wanted
to show off my new skill. I made a bear paw in each of the 48 colors in the big
Crayola box of crayons. Most were from scraps in my own stash, but for weeks I
walked around with cerise, Caribbean green, bittersweet and eggplant crayons in
my purse until I found fabric that matched. I narrowed my stitch length, wore
reading glasses and worked only on sunny days for accuracy in the tiny claws. I
hoped to get first place in “best use of color” or “best use of a traditional
pattern.” But at least I got a ribbon. Now it’s time to focus on this year’s
quilt.
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