Monterrey Star

I’m still using fabric from my own stash – mostly. I’ve actually been inside a quilt shop a few times since March. The first time, there were so many customers and so few masks. I panicked and skedaddled. Another time I meant to buy some yardage, saw the line at the cutting table, and purchased a spool of thread instead. I’ve had these pretty colors nearly a year. They were a gift from a friend who’s decided she hasn’t time (or maybe patience) for piecing. I wanted to use them in a medallion quilt – something like the one in the movie “The BFG.” It took a while, but I finally settled on a pattern called “Monterrey Medallion” by Atkinson Designs. I thought it was an odd spelling for the lovely place on the rocky California coast. But Monterrey – with two R’s – is a mountain city in Mexico. If I need more background fabric to finish this, I’ll buy it online.