Koi Pond Mini-Duckworth: Fly-In Initials Challenge Quilt 2025

Koi Pond Mini-Duckworth: Fly-In Initials Challenge Quilt 2025

After multiple ideas, this is my contribution to the 2025 Fly-In Quilt Show Initials Challenge.  It is just under 1 yard square in size.

M = Midnight Blue [Color]

L = Log Cabin [Block]

M =  Matrix [Quilting pattern]

It's a mini-Duckworth scrap-busting quilt, made with a wonky log cabin block.  The dominant color is blue (of course!).  The orange center blocks are supposed to simulate goldfish in a pond, swimming languidly through the blue water.

My own additional stipulation for this challenge was that all the fabrics had to come out of my stash.   

 From the back: 

Here's a shot of the quilting pattern from the back.  It's a simple matrix grid pattern holding it all together.

I had many other ideas for this Initials Challenge Quilt, but this is the one that actually came to life -- mostly because I was already working on blocks for the twin-size Duckworth Quilt, so what's a few more? 

The most challenging part of this challenge was to find creative ways to make your project fit into the parameters.  After a while, you figure out that there's a lot of latitude in the words and descriptors.  For example, it was blue, but B isn't one of my initials, so I added midnight as a descriptor to blue and voi la!