finally temps inched down into high 60s last night, so it's a respite from high 90s in the daytime, but still very humid. life goes on for this G.L.I.T.S.....gal living in the south...with sewing, exercising and the latest finish....the orange scrappy!
i started to spritz off the blue marking lines but one of the fabics...a gifted batik...bled a little so i'm just waiting for the marks to disappear on their own so i can wash with color catchers...all over quilted with large baptist fans with orange thread....cross another one off! and what's next?
this barbara brackman sew along piece...stars in her crown....one block for each of queen victoria's nine children....paper pieced....love these colors and that border fabric a stunning french general..... after this is done, another bed size quilt goes in the hoop. *** and in case you were wondering, yes, fruitcake flimsy nearly done...the flash makes the colors less saturated....
adding a single dogtooth border of green print, then a narrow mustard border, then red for binding. this book makes all kinds of pieced borders easy peasy....
it's an oldie but a very goodie...my version of borders for dummies. have also done some machine work on a couple of other UFOs...some days just need a change....the old viking has been set aside awaiting some TLC, so phoebe featherweight has been called into action. *** summer rolls on toward fall vacation, plans of which are in full swing and on target. getting anxious to see my family in maine and a dip in the chilly atlantic and some of that delish maine lobster!
I've been admiring the orange waves since you began them -- how does it feel to have a long-term project finished? The cake stands are charming. (That's one of my favorite blocks.)
ReplyDeletealways good to have a finish...thanks!
DeleteGreat looking Orange Waves! Yeah for having finished it and for all of the other progress that you are making in everything else. And yeah for Fall vacation plans. I know you'll enjoy being back up in Maine.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love the verse you have at the top!
thanks x3 moira!
DeleteYea for the finish of the orange quilt. It's so humid out it probably won't take long for the blue marks to fade. I have that book and pull it out fairly often. Although recently, I've just been making easy-peasy quilts that don't need anything fancy. Take care during upcoming tropical storm visit. Supposedly we'll be getting 3 - 6" of rain. I don't think storm surge will be an issue here.
ReplyDeleteYes, that border book is a treasured volume on my bookshelf too; it has all the answers when we need them. I'm a little "jellie" of your upcoming trip for lobster-- I hope to be able to see and hug my family before too awfully long... we'll see.
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