The quilt top is finished! It is so large (94 inches square) that I couldn’t get a good photo of the entire quilt on my living room floor. I visited my longarm quilter Saturday morning and dropped it off for quilting. She said they should have it ready about mid-April, with plenty of time to… Continue reading Grassy Creek quilt top
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String pieced border
I finally got all of my string blocks de-papered, and began piecing them together. I’ve got three of them attached to the quilt now, with one to go. Once that’s done, I need to stay-stitch around the quilt to stabilize all of those bias edges. I think this is going to look just the way… Continue reading String pieced border
So close to a finish
Over the past couple of weekends I’ve really focused on Grassy Creek. I finished making sashing strips. And I finished making the completer pieces. And then I spent a lot of time working on putting them all together. On Sunday I set up my Juki, which up until this point I’ve only used for free… Continue reading So close to a finish
Grassy Creek 7b
Building on the 7a section of the mystery instructions, this part was bigger nine-patches with 7a at the center. I’m not sure why it seemed to take so long when in reality, it was only two weeks. I’m hoping to get back in and work on the next section this week and finish it up.… Continue reading Grassy Creek 7b
Back from the Quilter
I picked up the Scrap Crystals quilt from my longarm quilter Saturday, and laid it out on the floor to show CC. Luke decided to try it out, and I think it’s pretty safe to say he loved it. It isn’t his, but he gives his stamp of approval. I’ll be binding it with a… Continue reading Back from the Quilter