Well, here we are, the last month of summer and
what are we looking at ?
TA DA and whole bunch of stars!
All four, yes four of the string star tops are complete
and ready for layering and quilting!!
They are destined
to grace the homes of our four children.
I did check with the quilting DILs and they are not planning on making their own so the coast was clear.
The first two have great use it up, crumb pieced, not ticker tape,
oh wow it looks great borders.
I had made them up after being
overwhelmed by scraps and inspired by the Just Get It Done quilter
Karen Brown. Not being a big fan of paper on the back anymore, I
used a favorite ruler as a template for size and sewed like a demon
one snowy winter nite.
The pile hung on the wall in the parts department
for months and then were pressed into very successful service.
The next two really had me stumped for the outside add on.
I had used up all the crumbs strips and
wanted to use ready made something for the outside.
Nine patches wouldn't work and I only had a small pile finished.
Just strips didn't seem to work with the theme
so I pulled out the box of half squares and
a narrow sawtooth border was born.
The inner crumb beige borders brought each quilt up to a comfortable size so the narrow sawtooth is a great finisher.
I got so excited I put it on both #3 & #4!
Surprisingly, no 1/2 squares were
created in the making of these borders!
Many of these were downright historical.
I segregate the sizes in various boxes,
so there is always an element of adventure
ala Indiana Jones when
I go looking.
A few 4 inchers were trimmed down to suit
but that is just resizing so doesn't count.
We do get to make our own rules in quilting don't we?
That is why I love it so.
Next up is all the quilting,
the month to come will certainly be busy!
Retreats for the first time in almost 3 years,
lots of self imposed goals to hit and healing for everyone.
Stay safe and sew on !
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