I am slowly getting the binding tacked down on my cheddar and indigo quilt. It’s a process I enjoy but between my household duties, helping the Dear Husband in the garden, and dealing with other obligations, finding time to sit down for even a few minutes at a time to sew has been challenging. I haven’t even gotten around to piecing a backing yet for the Picnic Quilt (the second of my current Works-in-Progress).

On a positive note, I’ve come up with a name for my cheddar and indigo quilt:

What do you think?

I’d been casting around for a name that included both cheddar and indigo. If the name also referenced the quilt design, that would be even better. The free pattern Floating Squares is based on the traditional square-in-a-square block, which creates both squares and diamonds, and I added cornerstones between the blocks. Every block contains 90 degree angles. That’s a lot of corners.

At the same time I was musing on corners, I was reviewing my stash of cheddar fabrics, deciding which one to use for the label. I chose the one by Zen Chic featuring a street map of Barcelona. That’s when the name At the Corner of Cheddar and Indigo popped into my head. I ran the name by my twin Diane who immediately gave it her seal of approval. (Thanks, Nubs!) That prompted me to steal some time to whip up a label. Sewing the label on is always the last step for me in making a quilt; now I have some extra incentive to get the rest of the binding tacked down.