It was difficult to keep the kitties from making a bed out of the quilt as I was finishing sewing the binding down last night, and after I turned the final corner, I figured I could finish with her on top of the quilt. Leia snuggled in and claimed it as her own. Looking forward… Continue reading Grassy Creek bound
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Grassy Creek quilted
I wasn’t expecting to hear from my longarm quilter until next weekend, but she surprised me with a message that my quilt was ready to pickup on Sunday! I just love the quilting pattern and thread she used. And the thread blends into the backing fabric so well you can’t even tell it’s quilted from… Continue reading Grassy Creek quilted
Grassy Creek quilt top
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
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