Well, I am doing it! Earlier in the month
I made the wild claim that July would be
quilting month. There are actually 3
and almost a 4th, pinned and ready to quilt!
The largest obstacle for me and I am sure for
many is the backing. The 20 " square plan
is usually good but it does get complicated
when I try to make a pattern happen on the
back of the quilt. The 20" plan is just
digging into your stash and pulling out
a bunch of fabric to cut into 20" squares
to make up a back. 5 x 5 20" make a lovely
100" square piece that will accommodate
most large back and makes longarmers
happy with lots of extra fabric on all sides.
My BBP ( Bin of Big Pieces) is a great
place to go but I still try to mix and match
to make an interesting back.
The selvage quilt got a nice piece of the
yellow batik. An interesting
set of triangle strips came in the door Wednesday
so the back got a nice accent.
Thank you DD for the great pieces!
A nice, blue 60" x 80" log cabin got the 20" squares
block with a set up of 3 by 4 but was just too
narrow for good quilting comfort. A few
cut off strips, (it is good to be a saver)
were added to bring it up to good
size and adequate coverage.
The third quilt pinned, got a large piece but
again, it was just too narrow and the block bank was
called into action. Lifting it down from its home
let me know just how full it is getting!
Some extra blocks really spiced up the large print backing.
This morning, I
did concede to using a lovely piece of
wide back but there will be a snazzy label
going on to dress it up a bit.
Off to pin up some more tops and
then get quilting!
Stay safe and sew on!
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