A sew day popped up this weekend and
wow did I get in some stitching!
The big work table was cleared,
walking foot mounted and I was on my way!
The smaller project was started and the
blue log cabin from January was first under
the needle.
This top measures 62" x 78"and has a backing made
of 20" squares from my stash. Making this
type of backing seems to incorporate some fabrics
that are low in supply and clear a bit of room
on the shelves as well.
The log cabin pattern lends itself to almost any
quilting design. I pulled out a completed pink quilt,
and found the quilting followed the color borders.
This blue one is getting a side to side wave.
It covers the area well and is fun to do!
Stitching with a bunch on the Idiot Quilter's
pop up, made the process very entertaining.
Thirty plus quilters joined up and a visitor
from Australia even "popped" in!
Stay stitching the blue right before lunchtime,
let me get to trimming first thing in the afternoon.
So much sewjo was flowing that I jumped right
in to start on a big block string that has been waiting
since the year ended in a zero!!
The 86" x 86" lovely got a horizontal wavy line
treatment and wow does it work!
I seem to have forgotten how
much fun actually quilting a project is!! Ensuring
the weight of the sandwich is supported by a table
or even, yes, an ironing board really impacts the
ease of moving the project under the needle!
The end of the work day at 3:30 CT ,(most participants
are from out East), saw another round of stay stitching!
After a nice trim I could call two tops quilted!!!
If the binding goes smoothly,
next week will see 2 quilts complete. The stash
report will be changing significantly!
Stay safe and sew on!
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