This quilt is called Cheese and Crackers - where it got the name I don't know. It is from Atkinson Designs. Any time you want a simple but striking quilt Atkinson Designs is the designer you want. I used scraps from my small scrap bin (small scraps, not small bin) but the tone-on-tone white I used for the background came from the back room at WV Quilts, my favorite quilt shop. The bottom picture shows the back of the quilt. The fabric I chose for the backing was a little short so I made more bricks like the front of the quilt and pieced down one side. It's the first time I've done that and I will undoubtably do it again. I really like the way it looks. This quilt is lap-sized. The kitty cat in two of the pictures is my kitty Sascha. Every time I lay out a quilt I get a kitty on it. Usually it is Rosie but she must have been asleep.
Adam and I visited the farmer's market this morning and I got green beans, new potatoes, corn on the cob, cucumbers, bell peppers, and some peaches. We had a wonderful fresh vegetable dinner! I also fried some squash (I ate it all!) and baked cornbread. Richard and I really enjoyed it. I also have a cantaloupe that I am going to get into in just a few minutes. We have been overrun with tomatoes. I only have six tomato plants out back but they are producing a lot of tomatoes. One of them is growing way too many grape tomatoes. Richard has been taking them to work to share and I shared some with neighbors. I only eat tomatoes out of my garden because I hate the gassed things that pass for tomatoes in the restaurants. I also have a green pepper plant growing but it is not producing very well.
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