I did manage to get the top laid out last week, but I was missing one block. So frustrating. Luckily, this week I was working on another project, and it called for 3-1/2 inch squares. In for a penny, in for a pound, as they say, so I made one more bow tie block while I was at it.
Once the block was made, it was only a matter of a couple of hours to stitch the blocks and rows together and voila! One quilt top!
Then, on Wednesday, I did a marathon sandwiching session. I hate sandwiching. Can I just say that? Is hate too strong a word? Abby says, "We don't say 'hate', Grandma." Well, of course she's right, but nothing is being hurt by my "strong dislike" for this process. Anyway, I do it and it gets done, so it's all good, right?
Once it was sandwiched, it was fun to actually sit down and quilt it. I decided to try something totally new to me. I did giant 8-petal daisies in the middle of each bow tie motif with herringbones across each of the bow ties themselves. Once I got a rhythm going, it was pretty easy. There is no standardization to this at all - the motifs only loosely resemble each other - but I kind of like it.
Feels pretty good.
Congratulations on a beautiful finish! I love your quilting!
ReplyDeleteYay!!! Love all of them!
ReplyDeleteI love it! (and for the record, I "hate" sandwiching too)
ReplyDeleteIt's so inspiring to see a sentence start with "I decided to try something new...". I like the daisies. Too bad you didn't have that giant floor for sandwiching this time.
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