Almost Amish Quiltalong

After a month of indecision about my chosen colors I finally bit the bullet and completed my Almost Amish top on Saturday.  It wasn't until I made the decision to use up some of the last scraps of my much-loved "windows" print which had ALL the colors I loved together that this thing finally came to fruition.  So it's a bit of a rebel, but still a maybe-sorta, almost Amish little top.

The last fabric pull, still more colors than needed.  Plain-Jane brown exited quickly, just too dull and boring.  I really loved the two cheddar/gold solids but they were too similar in value to use together.  So the little print "windows" strips ended up becoming my "light" in the mix.

The black fabric (the only one available) must have been a scrap piece picked up from the bins at quilt ministry, and proved to be mostly polyester and refused to play nicely with the rest.  The remainder of that is now in the trash. And that green used for the sashing strips - there was so little that two of the sashings are pieced, one vertically and the other horizontally with three smaller scraps.  All that's left of that green is a couple pieces less than 1/4 inch wide and an inch or so long.  Cut it just a bit close that time, lol!  Still a decision to be made about whether to add a wider border, but for now it will simmer for awhile until the tote of solids emerges from the closet again.

Saturday was a gorgeous sunny fall day and I finished the flimsy just before the sun disappeared behind the western hills.  

Linking up with Lori at Humble Quilts who hosts these little quiltalongs each autumn.  They are always such fun, and a nice diversion from all the rest of the late summer/fall chores.  Thanks Lori!