I always feel so proud of myself when I have a WIP Wednesday and it's actually ON a Wednesday. :)
But this one makes me almost giddy.
I first showed you I was working on this here, and I've got it half-way done now!
I'd be lying if I didn't say this quilt came with its issues...
I cut a gazillion charms (see below), and made it up part-way, and then realized I needed to modify the size slightly in order to make my "grout" line up perfectly. (Thank you Ali for helping me figure out that one!)
But well, when I say I had a gazillion charm squares ALREADY cut, I knew I didn't want to re-do it (took forever). So I just cut some more at the right size, and then used... wait for it... paper piecing.
But well, when I say I had a gazillion charm squares ALREADY cut, I knew I didn't want to re-do it (took forever). So I just cut some more at the right size, and then used... wait for it... paper piecing.
Gah! I don't paper piece (I hate tearing all those little bits after I'm done, and it's all backwards for this not very spatially aware brain), but I had to. There are A LOT of 1/8" seam allowances in there. On linen.
Speaking of linen -- WHAT was I thinking using linen on something that needed this precision? I should have gone with a faux quilting cotton linen...
At least it's pretty -- especially when the light shines through it backwards.
This quilt is slow going, because I don't have any design wall space, and have to make a design floor... which doesn't always go well...
(she takes after her brother)
With some creativity, and a couple good naps, I did get this much sewn together. :)
I'm considering making this a pattern, but I'll have to make a few more changes to make it truly charm-square friendly (and not just the tricky 1/8" seam allowance version I have up there... I just don't see a huge market demand for a pattern with a 1/8" seam) ;)
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Other stuff --
Quilt tops awaiting quilting:
1) Penny Candy
2) Penny Candy baby
3) Nicey Jane
8) Divas quilt
Need more piecing:
1) Chubby stars
2) Pickledish
3) Glassy panes
4) (I'm sure there are many more -- but these are my priorities)
Awaiting blogging:
3) Big French Kisses (it's on our bed!)
P.S. I'll be giving away this custom bundle of charms from my glassy panes project for July's "Just Three!" So be thinking about your top three goals for next month, blog about it (or comment for those who don't have a blog), and enter to win these 50 charms! (it's a pretty magnificent bundle...though I might be biased since I picked them myself) ;) Look for July's "Just Three" the first week of next month! And no, I am not above bribery... just ask my three year old.
