Follow along with me. I will add a segment to the bottom of the post as I progress

I am working on a quilt. As you will see I cut out a template from paper.
Then transferred that onto fusible web, pressed it onto a square of fabric and cut out ( yep by hand ) all those groves. Lastly I pressed the cutouts onto long strips of fabric, The fusible web will keep them in place until I stitch them all down.

Using invisible thread I twist and turn until the cutouts are fully anchored. As there are 18 appliques it is going to take me awhile, Until then stay tuned!


And here they are!




Now onto Triangles that become diamonds. Hopefully tomorrow I can get around to joining them all up. They will trim around the 3 columns I made with the appliques. I think we are going for the bohemian look!



Diamond borders are done and onto the rest of the borders tomorrow and possibly Saturday, We are getting close! Once the application of these are finished I will package up the quilt for long arming when I get home



One set of borders down 3 more to go


Last border will go on tomorrow. If you look closely you can see a rusty/brown with gold flecks border, I had purchased this outside of the kit. I found that one border did not have quite enough fabric, not sure why. Off to the fabric store and I found a complimentary border that I like very much , In fact I might like it a little more than the provided fabric. The good news is that I have extra so I can make my bias tape border out of it..


As I draw near to the end of this quilt I have some decisions to make. Does this quilt cry for prairie points or scalloped borders> Hmm time will tell! Let's see what tomorrow brings!

DADAH

Blog Construction

Dear Anonymous.

I have two favorites
The blog that you see here is free and created at blogger.com
You can purchase your blogger name for a small fee or you can wing it free as I do.

The second is Wordpress it is easy to use and you can also obtain a domain name from them. They have a package deal for $99. I have a blog there that is free too

I have purchased a domain name some time ago through "go daddy" , but I have found that if you tag posts it makes one more visible, I have not has a problem with being found on the web with a non paid domain name.

Once you create your blog you can do a search for pinging a blog, What happens is you enter your blog name into a form and goggle and other browsers pick that up and link it so that those looking for a particular blog or something similar it is visible to the person searching for what you have

This is a taste of the quilt show I went to- too many people to try to take pics

Here it is

Finally all pieced and next weekend I can concentrate on another project, I need a few days off to relax the brain

I am behind the scenes

I think I need to modify that song " the never ending song" to the never ending quilt top but if you look below you will see my process and my progress, another few hours stolen out of my day it should be done

Itsy bitsy pieces

I started out with a 2" triangle in a square, I backed it with a matching 2" white fabric. After sewing on all four side I marked it on the diagonal and sliced only the white fabric. SURPRISE. I repeated the process, it is a long process when you have 150+ pieces I increase the size of each added piece by 1" I now added 3" strip of red, score and cut it I am now up to 4" Now to add another color not sure what yet. I am still clipping!

Our friend VIC

Picked us up after we dropped off our car.
Then he took us grocery shopping. Not to hold him up Ben and I divided the task , Ben did the meat and fruit. I looked after bake goods, frozen meals and ice cream juice and milk. We were over in a flash.

Now to wait for the car. We all agree we need a new ignition switch, gone will be the day of the two part system to overturn the motor. A burglars nightmare for hotwiring this already questionable wiring system that has been tinkered with!

As we waited for Vic to come I noted that the Service Bays were full. We were the first ones to pull up this morning and not the first ones served. The appt was made a week ago, and we were prompt even before the mechanics were in site. SO now the wait .... I noticed that the " antique car" with the classic car plate got in first, even after we waited for 1/2 hour, Hmm my car is an antique and a classic I drive it all the time therefore there is no blue licence plate. Let's see if we can work this into a discount.
One can only hope...................................

Dead in the Water

After 31 years the car is shorting out .Here I am with a ton of loot and stuff to bring home after our stay in FL
BUT the car electronics are shorting out.Ben has been through everything. Of course I am voting for a new car. Ben has now been put in a position scared to death that his little car may have to meet it's demise. LUCKY for him I contacted the Muffler Man who serviced us well, he was able to steer me to the right mechanics. SO now we have to wait for Monday, Lucky for me that I made all my purchases before we came home yesterday to a whacky car.