I am determined to finish projects. I have so much I want to do, and so much unfinished from years and years of sample making. Maybe blogging about it will inpire me to keep up a pace--and generate some ideas for all of us.
First thing today. Quilted and later bound this little throw. It's made from 9 Big Easy Rail blocks that were left over from making a custom twin quilt from 2 Throw kits. There were enough border pieces left to put the little border sections on top and bottom to elongate the quilt. So it finished up about 45"x 53". The binding was even done with back trimmings from the 2 quilts. And DING...IT'S DONE. It's a win-win---used up some pieces and I can post it for sale on the website.
Hubby took off for one his favorite weekends in Reno. We traded off watching the house and the dog, so we haven't even had 24 hours together yet. We should get along great in his retirement.
Some business done, the way is cleared to SEW! Picked a pack of Baby Cakes (10 11"x22", to those who haven't been introduced to my bundles)--an Amy Butler Midwest/Daisy mix in pink (what else). Picked a quick new pattern I had scribbled notes for and itchy to do--hopefully to start off a new line of Rosettes (patterns for Baby Cakes or 6 Packs of Fats).
Got the sections and rows pieced. Now how to jog them. Okay, a little math and a little measuring to double check--cut 3" off either side to get the half/blog offset. Sew the rows--TOP DONE!
BARE ROOTS....By the way, if you want to try this at home, these are the numbers. 40 5"x 10" pieces (from a Baby Cakes pack, 20 10" squares cut in half, or scraps!) For the spacers 40 2"x 10", cut from 2 10" strips.
Sew a spacer to the right side of each piece. Lay them out 8 across by 5 down. Sew the rows. To offset--Cut 3" off the right side of rows 1, 3 and 5. Cut 3" off the left side of rows 2 and 4. Sew the rows together--DONE.
Today's best....Sewing again with a new design--and it worked.
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