Yes, it is back to Ripley's
believe it or not today, I actually have a finish!
Big Ole Strings is done and dusted,
as MAN says ( My Australian Niece).
I spent the morning, repairing
a dog chewed blanket and patching
a hole in a duvet for the kids .
I fixed up this cozy blanket for my GD.
It ended up being made into
2 small crib sized blankets they
can use in the car this winter.
Those blasted dogs!
They are rescues
so we make allowances but Mimi can
only fix so many household linens!
Anywho, I did finish my project!
This design is one of my favorites and
may end up as a repeater. I am sure
my lovely children each would like one!!
I even started some additional blocks so
I feel they are already committed to
accepting and loving them.
I started with some middles,
just stitching together two high
contrast strings and trimming them
to a close to finished length.
Then, after adding the strings to each side and
trimming to size, ( these are 61/2") they
are clipped together in a group of ten.
There are about 100 plus of the 1/2 colored in
the box already so I am well on
my way to at least one more.
My first turned out very well.
The photo session outside
went well and I have
a dandy place on the railing
to display it until gifting.
The back of this quilt is made of
20" squares. I find these use up
smaller portions of fabrics and
add a lot of interest to the back.
5 x 5 of the 20" squares
make 100" square back which
is more than enough for my
usual size bed quilt.
So that is one thing checked off
my todo list and 2 extra items complete!
Now to move on to the block chain
top and get something
ready to stitch the rest of the day.
Stay safe and sew on !
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