Hi Quilty Friends! The good news is all the quilt block applique has been stitched in place on all the blocks. YAH!
The not so good news for me is it took forever because I kept playing around with sashing and border ideas. Fabric was pulled from the scrap bins, auditioned and rejected many times. Sometimes I didn't even bother to take down the previous fabric as shown by the green arrow below. So many photos were taken of the ideas. Way too many to share. You're getting just a few highlights of my crazy brain. Getting to deep in this crazy mind of mine is overwhelming and might crash my blog.
What if this and what if that has been the theme over the last few weeks. Have you noticed in these pictures that the applique isn't on the blocks? Yes, the craziness started almost as soon as the UFO came out of storage and on the wall.
The original plan for the quilt border is on the left. I've made a smaller version of this quilt way back in 2014 or 15. Well, I made a quilt top. I thought it had been quilted it and given to my daughter. After digging through my blog and not finding a finished quilt, I dug through my UFO quilt tops and found it hiding there. More on that quilt at a later date.
For now the what if game continues for border ideas along with many Google and Pinterest searches looking for ideas. This is my process, always has been. Not only do I do this here on the design wall but it also spills over to the EQ program. 33 different quilt designs for this quilt! Some have only slight changes but they are all different in some way. And none of them suit my fancy. Below is after a shopping trip last week. I found a great deal on some slightly different gingham. Only two of the ginghams are shown here. I bought four. Two full bolts and two "give me what's left on the bolt". Got to love Joann's sales. $2 a yard!!
Anyway back the quilt and my crazy process. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. Just sharing what goes on behind the scenes and in my quilt designing. Last night I decided to clear off most of the mess on the design wall, sleep on it and start fresh today.
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I love the curved border idea! She's going to be a beauty no matter what you do, happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteInteresting, my JoAnns hasn't had the small gingham since 2020 and that was only the small black gingham.
ReplyDeleteMwahahaha! I’m so glad I’m not the only one who goes spiraling around with endless design possibilities in EQ8 software and on the design wall! How funny that you thought you’d finished and gifted a quilt only to find the quilt top unquilted in your unfinished projects pile. Maybe you DID finish it, but wicked little fairies came in the night, unpicked all the quilt stitching, and put the quilt top back in your closet or cupboard or wherever. I know, I have been watching too many movies. ;-). Your lengthy process and all of your behind-the-scenes deliberations are reasons why your quilts always turn out so beautifully in the end. I’m looking forward to seeing what you decide for this one!
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