The Crumbs Surrounded is almost ready for the quilter!
I worked on it for a good long evening and got most of it ready,
then started doing the rows.
A bit of excessive ambition at the start had
me picking out the border around the corner stones.
Since the grey sashing goes into the upper
part of block, I had to a bit of reworking to make it all fit.
Once I got a process
in line, it went together well.
the pieced low volume beige sashing rectangles
and it really started to come together!
and the side borders added.
The outer edges of the border are
stay stitched. All the seams at the
edges tend to separate with a bit of
handling. I know tighter stitching would
keep them together but picking that out is
troublesome.
This will go off to the quilter
along with the larger 8s & 10s.
There is not a lot of backing yardage
in my stash so I will take 4 -1m+ bits
and join them up to make the back.
I did see a larger piece of yellow batik
in the stacks so that might become the
main backing. There is not enough
grey remaining to bind this quilt but
I have some other grey that could slip in
to fill the gaps.
It is complete!
The top finishes up at 85" x85".
There is a nice sized stack of
pieced 4 1/2" x 9" strips so they
will go together with the remaining
crumb blocks to make a top of some sort.
It should be interesting!
Stay safe and sew on!
Linking up with :
Using up all those bits and pieces to get such a large quilt is a great accomplishment.
ReplyDeleteWait until you see the sew along! I still have lots of scraps !
DeleteNice finish -- if that didn't make a dent in your scraps I don't think anything will. It looks great.
ReplyDeleteThank you ! It was a fun top to do !
DeleteI love all of this scrappy goodness! A pieced back is very appropriate given the front.
ReplyDeleteI think so too! Happy Quilting!
DeleteWhat a striking quilt! Love all the scraps--it makes this sparkle. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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Thank you! I am trying to get it to the quilter quickly !
DeleteIt is so gratifying to make something beautiful from little bits of fabric. Thanks for sharing in Sew & Tell!
ReplyDeleteIt is ! Lots of fun too!
DeleteAwesome finish, Deb. I love the scrappy look with the scrappy neutrals. Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. It was fun to do!
DeleteThe contrast between the colored, scrappy intuitively pieced blocks and the formal layout and setting, really make this quilt sing.
ReplyDeleteThank you ! Who knew low volumes could be so much fun!
DeleteGreat accomplishment, great use of scraps!
ReplyDeleteThank you !
DeleteAbsolutely beautiful. I have a bunch of 6.5" crumb blocks but never thought of crumb neutrals as sashing. Great idea.
ReplyDeleteThank you ! I think the grey sashing and the little colored cornerstones ready add to it.
DeleteCongratulations on your finished flimsy Deb. That really looks great! Thanks for linking up to FM Mavericks.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Now to get quilting!
DeleteCool looking quilt - I love those crumb blocks.
ReplyDeleteThey are fun to do too!
DeleteI loved to see your top growing, and now it's a finish! Bravo, it's a great use of scraps, and a pretty pattern. Thank you for sharing your finished top and linking up!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty quilt. I love how you outlined/assembled those crumb blocks.
ReplyDeleteDeb that is one gorgeous quilt! Well done on the finish and on using so many scraps in one project. What fun that the leftovers will be enough to make another quilt. Thank you for sharing on To-Do Tuesday 😁 Carol
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