Monday, January 27, 2025

Close to Original

A weekend stitching produced this charmer 

and it was loads of fun!

This blue top ended up a small queen size

at 73" x 80".


I used 2" strips for the columns with

a 5" pieced sashing between. 




The film strip top and bottom borders are

one of my favorite treatments.  




The finishing on this quilt is planned to be a wide

binding. This will re-enforce the pieced

sashing strip a bit and define the lighter squares so they

are not lost in the binding.

  This is not in my repertoire so 

it will be a  new experience for me. 
 
This top will go to the waiting room with 

the current batch of flimsies. 

Detailed notes will have to provide

me with direction when it is time quilt

and finish this lovely top. 

The white squares are 2" cut and centered 

in the column of mixed of blues and grays.


 A bit of comparison shows that the

pattern was almost followed!

The side borders were made up of 2" squares

instead of strips. 



All the strips were 2" as there 

were more blue 2" strips cut in the sewing room stash.

This was such a fun project that I may make 

another!  Stay tuned for an update!


Stay safe and sew on!

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6 comments:

  1. Weekend stitching? Wow! A busy weekend! It turned out so pretty! Love all the blues.

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    1. Retired life is a lot of fun and my partner in life is great at finding his own things to do. That way , we both get to do fun stuff together and apart! I have all these scraps too!

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  2. What a pretty blues quilt! I’m eager to see what a wide binding is. That piano key border is so well done. I”ve not done one yet…too intimidated! 😊

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    1. They are very easy, try one you will like it! Happy stitching!

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  3. I love how your Indigo Blues quilt turned out. So fun!

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