My monthly BOM batik quilt top is finally finished! I apologize for the picture. Since this quilt top is so big it cannot be held up by only one person, I put it on the bed and tried to get the best pix I could at that time of day. I wanted to show the bargello border that took all of my patience to complete.
I only needed to unsew each border once before the light bulb actually lit up for me. I had read the designer's directions, but failed to cut the center portion of the quilt down as instructed. Because all my parts measured the correct size (according to the pattern) as we constructed each part I did not think that I would need to cut the center down at all so I did not do the measuring. I should have done that. It would have saved me lots of time and frustration.
When starting the trimming I discovered there was one section that I sewed in backwards in the center section that I needed to unsew and resew . At the time I sewed it into the center section I did not think it mattered that I put the left side on the inside. Once I corrected this problem I was able to do the required trimming on the sides. Then when I thought I had the top all done, I put the top on the bed and discovered that one little strip in the border was upside down! When I unsewed that piece and resewed it I declared the top done. If there are any other mistakes, they will remain with the quilt. I am DONE with it.
Maybe I will like this quilt more once it is quilted. Right now I am totally finished with it. I will put it aside and wait for the ambition to have it quilted. Have you ever worked on a quilt/project that when you finished it you were not happy with it and wanted nothing else to do with it?
Yesterday I started a new project. It is a sample for a class that I will be teaching at our guild's Camp Stitches in September. It is really giving me joy to work on these bright, cheerful fabrics. The block is easy and fast to construct. It is bringing back my quilter's smile. Thank goodness!
Happy Quilting
