UFOs and Wide Backing

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I'm still working on trying to clear out some fabric and UFOs.

I got Jack in the Box to the flimsy stage.

A wide backing has been ordered.

I finished piecing the Farmland/Tractor quilt.

The colors are really not accurate in the photo above. They are more true in the photo below. I don't know if it was the cloudy day or my phone camera. 

The green tonal fabric in the upper left and lower right corners of the 9-patches really is a nice olive green, almost the exact same as the darker green of the tractors.

I had a block left over so I framed it with bonus triangles made when snowballing the blocks in the top.

I pieced the back together in order to use up the rest of the tractor fabric. I think it looks ok. This one will go on the quilt frame soon.

I finished the top for this Woodland Bears quilt while at retreat last month. 

Since I am trying to decrease my stash I decided to use the leftover blocks and large fabric pieces to piece a back. I ended up with this. 

I wasn't sure I liked it and debated taking it apart. When Husband saw it and said, "What is that at the bottom?" I knew it just wasn't working. So....

I took it apart.

I will now have two quilts! One will fit a twin bed and the other will be nice for a small child or as a lap quilt. I will be backing the smaller one with the green bear print that was used for the border. I have ordered a wide back for the twin-size quilt. 

And, that folks, is why I end up with UFOs and why I like wide backs. By the time I have finished the top, I am ready to quilt it and be done. I find trying to make fabrics fit together to make a back frustrating and time-consuming. I worked for two days piecing that backing for the bear quilt. So even if I end up with scraps I will be using wide backs as much as possible.

The sweater I am knitting is slowly growing.

I am seeing no progress yet in the winter sowing containers.

Stay safe and well.

Happy quilting!