I had a productive couple of afternoons this weekend in the sewing room, finishing off the borders for the Jewels in the Curio quilt. Our son came over and collected his dad Saturday afternoon for a long drive to look at a car, so I had plenty of room to lay out the quilt in the living/dining room. Well, after I shoved over the table and chairs.
The pieced borders fit nicely and I was happy with the color/print mix. Then the final 2.5" plain border got measured and cut wrong.
My mistake was turning the quilt when I laid it down the second time--but no matter, I just added leftover border pieces and measured again. The edge really is not wavy--the quilt is just a little wrinkled in the middle. I looked through my fabric bins today and decided against piecing a back--this top is just under 80" square so will need a lot of fabric. I'll order or locally buy an extra wide backing, and will also need to purchase batting. I got the binding all made today too.
My sister Kathy came over in the middle of this process Saturday night and after I made us a tri-tip and cheese quesadilla for dinner, we spent time in the sewing room. She was making blocks for the pizza box guild challenge, and I laid out another quilt top on the floor to cut borders.
A closeup of the prints, a mix of stash and charm packs from Connecting Threads. I sewed the borders on today and made a backing. However, while I was pressing the backing seam I noticed a big flaw and a tiny hole in one of the backing fabrics. Sigh. Repairs will be necessary. The final task in the sewing room today was repairing some pillow covers for daughter Elaine. The tassels were drifting away from the corners :)
There is one more day allotted to the Jewels in the Curio pick, but since I don't have any more sewing to do for it right now, I'll work more on the Aussie Feedsacks or the Sanctuary panel.
3 comments:
I think your quilts is very pretty. Thans for blogging this.
How nice to be a little ahead of your own plan.
The Jewels top looks so good, and the borders were an excellent choice for a finish.
One of these days I may actually make a quilt like you have from the charm squares. I like them when you share them, and then I never think to do one myself. Someday.
You've been moving right along with your UFOs with this three days challenge. It's been fun to watch all the progress, hope it feels like like of progress to you.
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