Do you find it difficult to find the time to sew? I do around special holidays etc. Priorities change with the seasons. . .But now it is sewing season. Finishing a couple of projects for the Minnesota Quilt Show in June is a priority right now. I already committed to the finished quilts. Luckily they are small. Just thought I would show you a picture of something else I have been working on lately.
I have the top almost finished for my St Patrick's quilt. It is big, huge, humongous! At least as far as anything I have ever made. It's ending up about 90" x 100." I have the pieces cut for the final border and may sew those on yet today. You can find a link for the blocks in my
previous post . The Center is a Georgia Bonesteel technique called over and under.
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| St Patrick's Day Quilt belonging to Janet Hartje |
I haven't ever made a quilt using black sashing and I really like how this is turning out. I also plan to "scallop" the edges of the quilt. I've never done this before so I asked around for a good tutorial. I'm using a youtube video by the
Missouri Star Quilt Company (use their search for the scallop edge tutorial) and the
Quilt in a Day template for scallops, vines and waves.
Now I need to figure out how much fabric to buy for the bias binding for a scallop edge quilt. Anyone have a quick easy method to figure that out? I think I will bind it with a green fabric.
Have a Creative Day,
Janet
