Well, the time has come to show off
my two quilt tops from the
Conquering Mount Scrapmore spring string sew along.
The total project was going to finish 96" square,
which is a bit large for my liking.
When I halved the larger plan,
I had to make one extra square,
and redesign the border.
My goal was to end up with two rectangular
quilts instead of one very large square quilt.
I finished off the sides with the 9 1/2" half snowballed rectangles.
This rectangle finishes off the secondary pattern of
the light background square and
closes in the second block of the set.
Two rectangular quilts were the goal so I elongated
the ends of the tops with some of the blocks
produced in the sew along.
The piece diamonds looked good but I
wanted to finish off a bit of the
Chevron pattern so the hourglass blocks were
substituted out with a 3 1/2" half square.
All four corners received the solid colored square
as per the original design.
The outside edge will get a yellow-gold binding or
the 2-in gold strip that I inadvertently cut too soon.
I should always remember never to cut
the borders until the top is complete .
Final designs are always fluid.
Fall is definitely among us and sitting outside,
I managed to pick up a new lifer for my bird list.
A flock of Greater white fronted geese flew over.
(Stock photo by Derek Rogers NY , USA)
I wasn't quick enough to get a picture
but they are pretty interesting and
their peeping type honk really gives them away.
They seem to be a bit farther south than their normal range,
but with changing weather patterns and an abundance of fires in
northern parts of Canada, it isn't surprising.
Stay Safe and Sew On!
Linking up with :
That is a really elegant quilt. Nicely adjusted to the size you wanted too.
ReplyDeleteThank you ! It was fun to sew along with other quilters!
DeleteBeautiful quilts. The gold will finish them off very well. Thanks for sharing in Sew & Tell.
ReplyDeleteThey did turn out well, thank you ! Now to get them pinned and quilted!
DeleteWow, Deb -- you got two quilt tops from one sew along, and they are gorgeous! They would be so lovely on twin beds in the same room. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteOh they would look great on twin beds! They might have to go off to a group that makes beds for kids. Our guild send quilts to go with the beds!
DeleteGosh these turned out pretty! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss. https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2025/09/17/wednesday-wait-loss-450
ReplyDeleteThey were fun to do. Sewing along is a great way to get things done!
DeleteSuch creative solutions. First to consider making two versus one quilt. Second working out a way to naturally "end" the outer blocks. Stunning work.
ReplyDeleteThank you ! They are a great design aren't they! Some scraps were used in the making of these quilts ! Yay!
DeleteOh My! There are lots of pieces in this one. It must take forever to sew all those little bits but the result is amazing. Bravo on getting two tops done. I've notice that one of the half square is facing the wrong way. It's between the pieced diamonds at the bottom of the third picture. Maybe you've caught that already. All in all, you did a fantastic job. Bravo! ;^)
ReplyDeleteOh let me check it, I think I caught it. It did have a lot of pieces but the sew along really helped to keep the project moving. So glad you enjoyed watching the progress!
DeleteThose quilts are very pretty. I love the color combination.
ReplyDeleteThank you , I saw another on the CMS website that used similar colors, they are a great combination!
DeleteWow, your two tops are gorgeous, and I love how you made the final border. Clever way to finish beautifully the secondary patterns. The color combo is fabulous! Thank you so much for sharing them and linking up.
ReplyDeleteYou're so welcome, they were fun!
DeleteI just love your tops, Deb. Great job on both. Have a great week and thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, have a great stitchin' week!
DeleteDeb those quilts are just beautiful. Well done getting two nice size quilts instead of one huge one with ingenious piecing to finish the sides. Thank you for sharing on TDT. Congrats on the new bird find. 😁
ReplyDeleteStunning quilt. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful finishing plan! Congrats on all the progress this week.
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