Patchwork

Yesterday afternoon seeing as I have hardly started on the quilting for the Patchwork of the Crosses I thought I needed to sit for a little bit and quilt – this much done – this one will be going much slower than the last one did.  On that one I wanted to get it finished as I hadn’t been enjoying it and I just wanted to get it done.  On this one I am letting my quilting fingertips have a little bit of a break while the Olympics are on and will work on this off and on but concentrate more on my hand piecing this week.  I have not quite decided how I will be quilting the rest of this quilt! just the border so far – I am deciding as I go.  Because this fabric is so much easier to quilt through I am trying to take smaller stitches and more uniform – the quilting on the last one had bigger stitches and were not consistent.

Yesterday morning I worked at the sewing machine and got one more Granny Square done and some more leaders and enders.

The Design Wall!  it is getting filled up.  Right now I am still aiming for 36 blocks and will decide then if I want to get more back ground fabric and continue on – in a way I do – if I don’t I will need to add sashing and border to get it to a decent size for a bed quilt. I really like it like this though so I think I might be checking Hobby Lobby soon – the background is Kona Cotton Snow – I don’t know if they have that shade – if not I will need to order it.  Six rows both ways will be 72 x 72 inches which is not big enough for a queen size bed!

I saw this idea on Pinterest and might use it for the leaders and enders – kind of cute I thought.  You could really make this into any size that you want – your white squares are the same size as your four patch blocks are – in my case 3 inches and then you need to figure out your corners and half square triangles – could be a baby quilt or a large quilt – any size you want.  I printed it out so I won’t forget the idea and put in the box with the patches – they are growing aren’t they!

I will show more progress on the Hexies – Diamonds are Forever tomorrow.  I am working on the row Monday night and might get the row attached while watching the Olympics – and maybe not! one can never tell – it depends on what they have on it that I want to pay close attention to.

Good nice on the storm front, last night on the news it was beginning to sound more and more like the major part of the storm was going to pass us to the south – when I wake up this morning I’m sure I will be looking out the window quickly to see what we do or don’t have out there – we got above freezing 2 days in a row and the trees that had ice on them finally had the big melt up here on the ridge – still plenty on the ground but disappearing fast – or not? depends on what I wake up to

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