Maybe not the final-final layout, but the blocks are done and ready to be sewn together, pending any last minute rearranging.
Author: Melissa
Some more scraps
This isn’t the final layout, but I’ve made some more blocks, and thought I’d share them. I’m still “piddling” around in the sewing room while I decide on what I want to do next. I have several things in progress, and now that my main project (Silk Path) is a completed quilt top, I’m not… Continue reading Some more scraps
Remember Old Town?
I finally got around to having it quilted, and picked it up from Margie Friday before last. I had enough of the backing fabric to make bias binding, so that’s what I did. At this time of year, the angle of the sun in the back yard is such that its rays are always dappling… Continue reading Remember Old Town?
Bigger squares
I decided to try a free pattern, and of course, it’s another Bonnie Hunter. This one is on her website, and it’s called Scrappy Trips. The challenge for me is to find enough of the length of strips required. I have lots of 2½-inch strips, but many are shorter than what she recommends for a… Continue reading Bigger squares
6,000 squares
Approximately 6,000. There may be a few more than 6,000 in this quilt, but we’re rounding to the nearest hundred anyway. There are also sashing strips, which brings the number of pieces up a bit more, but 6,000 is a pretty hefty number. And this is a pretty hefty quilt. I haven’t pieced a backing… Continue reading 6,000 squares