Last night I laid out all the blocks for Erica's quilt plus the setting triangles and, through the magic of phone-ology, sent her a pic so she could vote on the setting.
Lucky for me, she liked it just as it was. Of course, I had used the printout of her choice of settings as my guide. This was taken at night in a not really well lit room, blah blah blah, you all know about my lack of fabulous photography skills!
Part two, not so lucky me, I get to match all these points! There may be some whimpering and cursing coming from the sewing room soon. However, those are large blocks so there are only 6 rows, plus the large setting triangles. After that there is a border of flying geese and then a plain border out of the imitation suede in purple. This is going to be a really heavy quilt. The quilt designer suggested wool bating to counteract the weight of the stabilizer for the silk plus the (recommended fabric) velveteen.
I let the silk weave go this way and that as I pieced so that extra texture and shine are added. Wish me luck as I start pinning together all those points...(whimper)....
8 comments:
Wow that Erica is gonna owe you big time!
This is shaping up to be a beautiful quilt. Cursing is helpful. I know many people disagree, but whatever else it does it will make you feel better.
I'm sure it'll be stunning when you're done Annie.
Hey Annie...it looks fantastic!
Would a few sips of wine help with the process? or a gentle tea? or maybe a stout beer? Beverage of choice is in order for matching so many points! (I'll be thinking positive thoughts and sip a wine in your honor.)
It'll be a lovely quilt.
It's looking good, Annie. Don't envy you having to match all those points!
It's just fantastic.
Gorgeous! I agree with Vivian. Where's the wine?
Mmmm...I love it. It's really pretty. It looks like a lot of work is left, but it's going to be absolutely gorgeous when it's finished.
You know friend,t his is so pretty I just want to touch an feel it already!!!
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