29 March 2018 - Fussy Crumb Bird Block Flimsy Update
And there is real progress!
Yes, indeed. Two full passes of quilting.
Brightly variegated thread was chosen...and the pattern? Words fail. Call it a combination of X marks the spot and swirlies across the sashing. Throw in a bit of meandering also. My Xs are not quite straight but it will do.
To sum up: so far, so good.
And then there's the every growing piano key border. No, haven't measured the length yet. Very doubtful it has reached the magical width yet... around 300".
And that will be sewn to these blocks:
Brightly variegated thread was chosen...and the pattern? Words fail. Call it a combination of X marks the spot and swirlies across the sashing. Throw in a bit of meandering also. My Xs are not quite straight but it will do.
To sum up: so far, so good.
And then there's the every growing piano key border. No, haven't measured the length yet. Very doubtful it has reached the magical width yet... around 300".
And that will be sewn to these blocks:
Blocks - all 36 of them - have been squared up (or is that squared down?) to 12". And no, they have not been sewn together yet. THE PLAN (so to speak) is to sew them together, add a peppy red border - probably around 2 1/2" wide - and then the piano key border and then one more red border. Backing? My first attempt at using a wide quilters flannel in a pretty green swirl ... no batting.
Ah the adventure of quilting. Just when you think you have a handle on the fine art of quilting, you learn something new. That's a very good thing!
Sharon
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