. . . the more the mary-er . . .

. . . i started with these adorable charm squares . . .

. . . a birthday gift from a quilty friend . . .

{thanks, peg!!}

. . . including a couple of fat quarters

which turned into binding . . .

. . . i found some www inspiration . . .

. . . but i wondered how it'd look in skinny form . . .

. . . yep ~ i think i'll like it . . .

. . . so i made lots of snowball blocks . . .

. . . cherries . . .

. . . many . . .

. . . ways . . .

. . . and ginormous paisleys . . .

. . . and what could be mary-er

than black & white checkerboards? . . .

. . . here's how my new *walker* looks

keeping "happy" warm . . .

{*i'm calling it a walker because i'm much too slow to be a runner*}

. . . and with my buttons {i bet you thought i'd lost 'em!} . . .

. . . and these colorful spools . . .

{copied from one of my quilty idols

[who i've never actually met, but i feel like we're friends anyway!]

she designs fabric and patterns ~ amazing!}

. . . i once read a mary engelbreit quote that said:

"it's liberating not to be matchy matchy." . . .

. . . well said, mary . . .

. . . and i concur . . .