Progressing
Almost finished!
Just the backstitch to go now.
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Hey, remember this quilt? Yep, that one I started ages ago (ok, I just checked, and the quilt-along started in January 2015, so pretty close to three years ago!), which I finished the top for, and then never got round to quilting, because semester started and I was too busy, and then Tartankiwi released three…
A quick photo before it rains again
I finished off the binding on Monday night, but pretty much every evening this week that I’ve been home before dark it’s been too wet to hang the quilt on the line so I could photograph it (and I really wanted to take the photo outside in natural light). It’s supposed to rain again this…
Because it's important to explore all the options
I think that’s all the permutations while keeping it symmetrical*. If there are others, don’t tell me. I’m indecisive enough about this as it is… Edited to add: *No, it’s not – I’ve just thought of another one. But I’m resisting the temptation to try it out…
Progressing
This new quilt is definitely slower going than the jelly roll race one (mainly because the seams have to be pretty accurate for it to work properly), but I am making progress. I spent a couple of hours this afternoon sewing the squares I’d cut out back together again: And then this evening I cut…
Butterfly complete
hat took a lot longer than expected (probably something to do with the number of unpickings and resewings I ended up doing, and not at all helped by changing my mind at the last minute about how I’d done the body of the butterfly (I’d originally used a lighter shade of grey to contrast with…
Preparing and repairing
I spent the afternoon basting the little squares quilt, so hopefully I’ll be able to start quilting it tomorrow. I’m so looking forward to quilting this one, both because I just love the colours so much so I want to see it finished, and also because I’ve been planning out how to quilt it. I’ve…