A queen sized quilted done and dusted!
It is that lovely, interesting selvage quilt!
Stitching it was not too challenging,
although there were a few lessons learned!
The biggest one is: don't use the fuzzy
selvages if you don't like them. I trimmed
the fuzziness off but it left a raveling
thread that had to be tamed with liberal
use of fray check!! Arghh!
The quilt still counts as a great success.
Its uniqueness and date of completion
make it a candidate for our next guild show.
It will have to be lightly used till then , so no
small children jumping on the bed!!!
It got a great yellow batik back with a flying geese accent.
outside round of selvage blocks. The quilting does
highlight the hexie shape well!
Just look at those blue hexies pop!
The week finished off with a great block party.
Over 100 neighbors in our grandchildren's
community gathered for a lovely afternoon
of potluck, activities and socializing. There
was a street hockey area, craft table and even
a tiny electric police car busing around.
The neighborhood is 100 years old and the
streets are lined with mature elms and has
many century homes. Century home is a local
phrase meaning " really old house needing lots
of repair and maintenance"! The day finished
out with firepits and residents showing off
their garage bands underneath the canopy
of the elm trees. It was wonderful.
