here is the first side border on the boston commons. that leaves one long side left, but first must cut the 200+ squares for it. i am totally delighted as i think it's a gorgeous scrappy quilt. i'm spending odd moments strip piecing thinking of how i will quilt the scrappy parts. i already have a stencil for the white border, but not sure about the other places yet. with all those seams, it will probably be an all-over design of some type. and binding color? could be anything but might just stick with white.....the quilt will "speak" to me when the time comes i'm sure. i don't consider this an "heirloom" quilt but it's one i will definitely keep for all the memories in those little patches. ***** i'm using my "inchie" project for leaders/enders and i've nearly enough strips to make a square. these are 1.5" squares sewn in strips to become squares of postage stamps or pieces that finish at 1" square. if i can't get a 1.5" square out of a scrap, it gets tossed. that is my limit, even at $10 per yard which isn't my stash at all. that is the going price now at quilt shops and makes me more diligent in shopping my own stash.
Wow, you are making great progress on The Boston Commons! It sure is fun to look back at the scrap pieces and remember when we bought/received that fabric, what other projects we used it in, what was going on in our lives "back when". Gotta be a scrappy quilter!
ReplyDeleteThis quilt looks beautiful, I love all the colors against the white.
ReplyDeleteI really like it -- all the squares sparkle!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, have you ever considered "shopping" for fabric in the Goodwill or Salvation Army? At a dollar a shirt, you can get one hundred percent cotton fabric for little or nothing. They make gorgeous scrappy quilts...Bonnie Hunter has a book that has a few examples, but basically a log cabin or rail fence is quite easy...
ReplyDeleteGrace, I love the quilt - especially your use of white - it really makes the whole thing pop.
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