Randomness Top Complete

Got the blocks all together.  The blocks are 6 1/2 inches and the sashing is 2 1/2 so at 7 x  7 I used 49 of the 50 blocks.

Final dimensions are 58 x 58.  Square....harumph.

Actually I miscounted and had two left over.  No matter what I used all but about 11 blocks.

9 were more pink than anything so I can use them in a baby quilt for Carrie's friends.

If anyone ever has a girl!

I will look for a back over the weekend and get it on the long arm frame!

Good to clear out that space!  I think it looks cool!

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Lorax - the Completed Top

I ended up adding the sashing around the entire center just because I thought it looked better.  Then I added the black stop border and the 6 inch outer border.  Now  it looks like the the black border is floating! 

I love it!

Now I have to start the other one.  I don't think I have enough fabric for the backing of both quilts so I think I will wait till the second one is done to the same stage to see                    

how much i need to add to get the both done with the same  backing fabric. 

She sent me the Dr Seuss fabric that has the words he used from a number of his books.

When Tory first started talking about the quilt I bought some Dr Seuss prints to make two pillows for them, good thing I thought of two pillowcases that far back!  Tory's mother loves SpongeBob SquarePants so I bought some of that as well.  More pillowcases!

I have to admit, I like SpongeBob myself!

Cheddar Top Is Finished

And it feels so good!

Frank was watching the LSU play.  He says they have fairy dust that whoever is their coach throws on them in the halftime talk.  You can tell I am not a sports fan,  I can't think of the coach's name.

I was putting the finishing touches on the Cheddar quilt.

I finished sewing the rows together this afternoon.  After a visit to Carrabas and CC's for coffee, I
added a red inner border.  Then the final border.

And I am really impressed with myself for not having to rip out any blocks to make sure they were all going the same way!  I think that is a first as well. 

And I must have finally figured out how to do it, I think this so the first time ever in all my quilting years.....that a quilt came out mostly square!

I had to get Frank to hold it for the picture because it is too large for the design wall.  I can get it up there but it hides behind part of the table.  The cutting table that is pile high with junk and fabric!!!!

Oh well, I just have to keep quilting!!!

I think tomorrow I will work on Carrie's quilt that is on the frame.  I put one of the baby quilts on the frame because she wanted to play around with a lot of patterns and develop some skills.  But since before my surgery 9 weeks ago she has not touched it.

It wants to be quilted so I will oblige!!!!!

Top Complete - Now We Need A Name

Since I am not retreating, I worked out at the gym for an hour or so and had lunch with Frank.  After
vacuuming the house I settled into the sewing room with my trusty Quilt Dog DiNozzo.

I squared up the center and then finished the borders on the leaves.  I am trying now to figure out what it needs to be named.  I have some names in the wings waiting for the perfect quilt.  Lets see if I can find the perfect name for the quilt!
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The fabric for this quilt came entirely from my stash.  I searched high and low for colors to combine, colors that would go with things I had already pulled.  then when all the leaves in the center were done, I looked once again to the stash to find the inner border and the outer border.  I can say  that i would never have chosen that fabric had I gone to the quilt shop!  But I think it works.  And it was "free".

The pattern is called Autumn Colors and was designed by Cynthia Regone of Cajun Classic Quilts.  She has papers that make the triangles easy and uniform.  It really speeds the process.




My total fabric  usage for this quilt top is:

18+18 Fat Quarters = 9 yards
3/4 yards inner border
2  yards for outer border and triangles

Size is 71 x 63 so it is a large quilt.







Still need the backing and the binding and it needs to be quilted.  But I can do that this  weekend maybe.  It needs to be complete by the March meeting of Remember Me so I have a lot of time.  But I am  looking forward to having it as my OPAM finish for February!



I am auditioning things like:

Searching for the Utopian Forest
the Nightingale Sings in Berkeley Square
Sitting Up Waiting For You

What things  can you come up with?  Give it a try