Tag: Silk Path

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

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

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.

It’s finally starting to come together. I’ve started laying out and connecting all of the pieces. In the photo above, I just have the top left corner (4 blocks along with the side and corner setting triangles) completely pieced, with other rows just starting. I had finished those setting triangles the day before, and that… Continue reading Piecing together begins