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?
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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
Two corners
I decided to go ahead and start piecing from the opposite corner, as the layout is exactly the same. The piece is pinned a little off-kilter on the design wall just to distinguish between the two halves. The corners go a little more quickly together, and then the seams start getting longer and longer as… Continue reading Two corners
More diagonal rowing
The top left corner is coming along, and so far the blocks seem to be facing the correct directions. Piecing a quilt on point is not my favorite (those “middle” rows are so long!), but I have to admit that the diagonal layouts are often gorgeous.