Etchings of a Decoy...

Ever have a precut bundle sitting on your shelf that caused your heart to pitter patter when you bought it but you cannot find a pattern that might do it justice? Or that after a while it has loss it's glow?

That is what happened with this little bundle.
It just lost it's glow after a pattern failed to "fit" it.

I sort of forgot about it...

Until this quilt.

Molly, a member of my guild, completed this quilt during the annual quilt retreat in January. I posted a picture of her with her top here. The pattern is Lincoln from Another Bite of Schnibble by Carrie Nelson.
I was so impressed with how the fabrics played together that I recalled my little bundle. I knew I had to find the right pattern for it. I decided on using another pattern from the same book Molly pulled hers.

The big version of Decoy by Carrie Nelson

I started my version after completing the Bibelot top at the retreat. 

By the time I left I had all of the blocks completed.

When I got home I started adding the sashing...

then the first border...

Before I knew it, it was done!! 

Soooo easy to make. 

Sooo typical of Carrie's patterns. 

Great directions make a difficult looking piece, easy to put together.

I also got this one back from the quilter's this week. Just a binding away from finished. I'll post a picture of the back when I get the binding in place.