These weren’t the last, but toward the end. My husband made them. He wasn’t too keen on the idea, but knew it was important to me, so he did a few stitches.
That stitch which I’m pointing to is the last stitch.
Now to trim the quilt and get the bias binding made. I do hope I have enough fabric. Anyone know how to calculate the length of binding needed for a scalloped edge quilt?
Once I get the quilt trimmed, I’ll see about getting a picture of it.
I’ve been updating the image of the Double Wedding Ring on my sidebar the past few days. This is where it started:
February 9th
July 6th
July 7th
July 8th
In the “flesh” so to speak.
As soon as I get this “corner” quilted it will be time to bind the quilt. I might just finish it in less than 25 years. – I bought the fabric in September 1989 and took the class in September/October of that year.
This weekend I finished quilting the grid “behind” the applique. Now it’s time to figure out the borders. While debating ignoring that question I did a bit more on the DWR. I also spent a good bit of time re-reading (again) Drums of Autumn.
Follow the links over to Patchwork Times to see what other’s have been up to.
Short and sweet this week. All I bought this week is a spool of green thread and a roll of painter’s tape.
Fabric Added Since Last Report: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 146.734 yards
Fabric Used Since Last Report: 0 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 84.985 yards
Net Increase in Stash to Date: 61.749 yards
Other’s reports can be seen over at Patchwork Times.
Yes, it’s the silicon mat that went missing earlier this year. You may remember that in early June I broke down and bought another pressing mat – assuming my original mat would turn up. It didn’t and I needed to finish Eeyore, so I went ahead opened and used the new mat — which I couldn’t find when I packed for the retreat a week later.
This one surfaced when I dug through a box of “sewing stuff” under my sewing table. It is now in its usual place in the drawer on the shelf. I’m sure the second mat will turn up sooner or later. It’s not like I took it anywhere….
Boy do I think I’m dreaming if I expect to FINISH all of these projects by the end of the 3rd Quarter. Most of these are recycled from earlier in the year and that’s OK because I am getting things done. So what’s on the 3rd quarter list?
There are other quilt tops in pieces that I want to finish this year but don’t necessarily expect to get quilted. Since the list above is for the 3rd Quarter Finish Along over at The Littlest Thistle – I won’t list them unless I really think I can get them finished by the end of the year. As soon as the linky is up I’ll link to it HERE.
So, realistically what do I think I can get done in July?
To the best of my knowledge I have not forgotten to make any quilts. I do have to finish sewing a hanging sleeve, but I should be able to knock that out tonight. I might just get everything done this month.
I may not have gotten everything on my list for June done, but I’m please with what I did get done – whether it was on my list or not.
Now to figure out what I want/need to get done in July.
I can’t show much this week. I’m still working on the forgotten quilt. I spent 6 hours Saturday quilting — a combination of a pantograph and custom quilting. Now I’m tidying things up. I ran out of bobbin thread and the 1st CD finished of the book I’m listening to, so I decided it’s time to quit for the night.
Hop over to Patchwork Times to find out what others are working on.
I have been busy since the last stash report two weeks ago. There was no report last week as I was at a quilt retreat and was reminded of a quilt with a hard deadline that I had completely forgotten about. So, between buying fabrics for the forgotten quilt and general shop hopping that comes when traveling to a quilt retreat the stash has grown.
On the other hand, I finished that huge backing from my stash, I finished the JTAW top and the completely forgotten quilt (Sorry, no pictures until November). This means my numbers actually came out ahead of the game, which really surprised me.
Fabric Added Since Last Report (2 weeks): 24.295 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 146.734 yards
Fabric Used Since Last Report (2 weeks): 27.005 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 84.985 yards
Net Increase in Stash to Date: 61.749 yards
See how others are doing with their stash by following the links over at Patchwork Times.
