In late 2016, this quilt began the long journey that finally ended this week. What???? My two quilting partners & I attended a class at our local quilt shop (long out of business now) to learn the hand-applique techniques involved in making this Sue Daley quilt called “Fun at the Fair”. We went for several classes to learn all the techniques, then were on our own to finish. I
fell in love with the handwork & was the first to finish all the blocks, by a long shot. But I hate doing sashing & I had trouble with the keystones. They are supposed to be appliqued circles over each intersection, but I didn’t have large enough pieces left from my charm packs to make the circles. So in frustration, I set it aside to try & figure out what to do instead. In the meantime, one friend finally finished her blocks & got it together, quilted & done. Then eventually the other did the same. I was left with finished blocks, all the fabric needed for backing & binding, but no finished quilt. I still hadn’t solved the keystone problem & didn’t want to deal with it. During COVID lockdown in 2020, I got out several old projects to finish up & this was one. I realized I had enough charm pack pieces left to cut small keystones, re-size the sashing pieces, & get it done. Honestly, it was not
hard! Then it waited for awhile because I had to get so many gift quilts to the quilters. End of 2021 it got quilted, beginning of 2022 it got binding, & this week it got finished!
I got some work done on my scrap projects this week: 6 Sweet Kisses in dark green with some light green saved for another month; 1 green twinkling friendship star; 2 green Shine. These are the only greens in the jelly roll I’m using for this project, so I sewed them up.
On the design wall: This is what I’ve been working on mostly the last couple weeks. I have 2 large sections done with 1 more to go at the bottom. It’s Star Trails by A Bright Corner, her new pattern. It’s going to be another masculine donation quilt. At the top are the two Covered in Love Block Drive blocks completed so far. These are excellent as L&E’s. (and scrap busters!)
My current status for the six five RSC2022 projects:
- 4 red, aqua, & yellow, plus 5 pink blocks from the Tula Pink 100 Modern Quilt Blocks (need green)
- 1 red, aqua, yellow, pink & green twinkling friendship block inspired by Deb A. (on track)
- 3 red, 2 blue, 2 pink, 2 green Shine blocks from the free pattern by Melissa Corry (on track)
- 14 red, 16 aqua, 4 yellow, 14 pink, 6 dark green blocks for Sweet Kisses by Gigi’s Thimble (on track)
- 7 red, aqua, yellow, & pink blocks, plus matching border string blocks for Catching Rainbows by Bonnie Hunter (need green; cut & started)
great green blocks and progress on your projects!
Congratulations on getting that older quilt finally finished, it’s always a good feeling, isn’t it. Your Male donation quilt looks great, I always try to do boys quilts to donate as well there always seems to be plenty of pretty girly quilts around, and I feel that the boys miss out.