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!
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