... But Loose" is what I'm calling this top I just finished piecing --
Made from re-purposed plaid shirts I bought at Goodwill, this top is composed of 4-inch squares, 6-inch squares, 8-inch squares, 10-inch squares, and 12-inch squares. Each square is fine-line pieced using the method devised by Kathleen Loomis, an art quilter whose work I very much admire. Here are her instructions for fine-line piecing, which I adapted a little bit.
My plans are to machine-quilt this top, in moderately dense straight horizontal lines -- but I might decide to add a border first. What do you think? Should I add a border? If so, what color? How wide?
If the weather allows, I'll leave tomorrow to drive out to daughter Coulter's YaloRUN Textile Studio in Water Valley, Mississippi, to teach the second half of a beginner Rail Fence quilt workshop. I look forward to seeing what the seven students have produced. A few of them have posted some fine sneak peeks on Facebook. I can't wait to see all of them! Check back in a few days for photos and a report.