A new piece...........

 I have created my first colorwash piece of 2018.  Why did I make it rectangular?  When I was getting ready to finish the Old Italian block small quilt I decided I was going to piece the batting.  While going through the boxes of batting pieces I found one that was the kind of batting I like for my wallhangings (Warm and Natural) and it was a small rectangle.  I decided to do a colorwash that would fit on it.  This piece is 22" x 31.5".  Warm and Natural has scrim (polypropolene sheet) that the cotton is punched through and it doesn't stretch so it hangs nice and flat against a wall.  For larger quilts I prefer Hobbs 80/20 which is softer and a little puffier.  It is needle punched and treated with a soft resin to provide stability to the fibers.