I can't do that yet. After it is assembled, I still have to finish the corners with a few more cherries and leaves. But before I can do any of that, I want to add a few more birds. At least 4. Oh, and I wanted to write where I was when I was stitching on the blocks. Five continents, three provinces, and countless states.
When I asked why she said the red bowl block already has a lot in it and the green bowl did not. She had added extra grapes on it a couple of years ago.
Then there is the case of hand quilting. Do I want to assemble the completed thing and hand quilt it that way? It turns out that way back on Christmas Day I trimmed all 25 blocks to 16 1/2 inches ready to assemble them. Then I realized that the finished blocks are supposed to be 16 1/2 inches making the center 3 inches shorter. The borders would have to be shortened to fit. I left on extra bias vine to blend the corners and did not stitch quite to the end of the pattern. Speaking of pattern, I dropped all the pattern pieces into the recycle bin back in December when I put the final cherries in place. Oops. I will have to figure out the corners from a picture of the original. I like doing that sort of thing. Then it was suggested that I hand quilt each block individually and assemble them later. I have researched the Potholder Method.
I think it is fun now to post a few pictures with borders showing. You will have to wait until later to see what I end up doing. In the meantime, I submitted another course and have writing to do. My goal of 2000 words today is a tad short with 2000 still to go.
Blessings,
Chris
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I had never heard of the potholder method until a few weeks ago and I too had to go research it. It looks interesting and easier than the QAYG method. An idea - do you have more of the background fabric - you could add a small border to bring the center up to the needed size - 2 inch strips all around would give you the 3 inches I believe if my math is correct. Good luck and I look forward to seeing what you decide... now go write!
ReplyDeleteIt is the half inch between each block that is missing. I had already decided that I was not going to do the bonus quilting designs that are scattered throughout the original quilt. I do want to complete this thing to put on my bed before my hundredth birthday. then this morning I thought I could just do it as a coverlet like they did in the 1700's.
DeleteGood to see all the progress on your BTCT quilt. I still have all the patterns/instructions in my binder in case you need any info on borders/corners. I like your idea of potholder quilting. It took me 5 years to hand quilt that puppy in the traditional in the hoop method. I also did not do the extra quilting designs. Using a washable wool batt (Hobbs) sure made for a easy quilting time though and we sleep under it every winter (and this has been a snow-filled winter!)
ReplyDeleteDevan has a good eye! It will be fun to see which way you go.
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