the next...and last...biggie to baste is 'wildest dreams' at 72" square. remember this? i am going to quilt every light triangle and then do cross hatch in blocks and setting triangles...should give it a really vintage look.
on the to-do list is the 'wensleydale' but it's 60" square so not really bed size.
saturday daughter ferried me to wegman's and then the weekend focused on 'mathemagical' which is nearly a flimsy....if you are thinking of making one, i'm listing a couple of tips that helped me. first is this....the construction diagram can be confusing so i use little post-its to block off finished sections...my ex-boss, the neuro brain, would likely say i have some sort of deficit but he had a penchant for diagnosing everyone from the paperboy to grocery clerks. probably goes with the territory...
the second is these prepped units...i counted up the twosies, sewed them together and pinned to the design wall so they were ready when needed. i am working on the last section now.
aren't those kaffe fabrics wild? don't tell him, but the gray print came from joann's...i bought a couple of yards at $3 per so a good deal and a good quality fabric. i thought it looked sorta like a kaffe.
clam chowder got made sunday...a taste of home indeed...enjoyed some fresh air finally now that temps have warmed, promising to creep up most of the week.
last but certainly not least, today is Holocaust Remembrance Day....80 years since Auschwitz was liberated....never, ever forget...especially now that the wannabe dictator-in-chief is in the white house.
Joann + Kaffe = an odd couple? LOL. Wildest Dreams is certainly beyond MY wildest dreams -- that intense bubblegum pink makes it sing. (Singing dreams? Hmm.)
ReplyDeleteP.S. I'm currently reading Book and Dagger by Elyse Graham about the scholars and librarians recruited for the OSS. Thinking about what they knew about the Nazi atrocities.
ReplyDeleteLove those blocks and yes that fabric sits very nicely with the Kaffe.
ReplyDeleteHmm, rounding up the undesirables does have that feel to it.
That pink is wonderful in the Wildest Dreams quilt top is wonderful. Good idea with the post-it notes.
ReplyDeleteTwo stunning quilts. Wildest dreams will look so good once quilted.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love Wildest Dreams! The Kaffe and JoAnn is a match made in heaven. Looking forward to the picture of the finish :)
ReplyDeleteYour latest two quilts win all prizes. Fabulous work, Grace!!
ReplyDeleteI'm intrigued by Mathmagical, whatever it takes to keep your units straight and in line works for me! Your sashing fabric works well; I won't tell. ;) I wish that we had a Wegman's close by, our closest is 100 miles away. Your Wildest Dream is becoming a reality!!
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