Illusions at County Clare was finished the previous week, so this week I set about getting the backing and binding ready. I had a large piece of dark green that I had been given a while back and I hoped it would be enough. I know I had already prewashed it, but it still had a sheen to the right side which made it feel stiff, so I washed it again. This time I felt - literally and figuratively - that it was ready to be used.
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Illusions at County Clare |
There was enough to make the backing with a single seam and also binding! This top is going to be donated to a finisher for relief in WNC, so I am glad to be able to also send all the related parts.
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All ready to go! |
The HST quilt is the next to finish so that I can also send it for WNC. A long time ago I was gifted a bag of precut triangles and just started sewing light to dark as leaders and enders. I did eventually ran out of lights and cut more from my scraps. I worked at it on and off for about 10 years, so there were plenty of HST blocks.
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HST Quilt until it gets a better name! |
When Little S headed off to college this past fall, I needed a project to keep me busy, but not too difficult, so I started to lay out the HSTs on the floor of her room, which turns out to be a good design floor. The design I imagined worked out and even allowed for intermediate designs. There are a few triangles left, but not nearly enough to enlarge the design. I had to get it off the floor when she came back for Thanksgiving, so that was a good motivator to join the squares. But it has been hanging in the quilt "time out" closet since then.
Friday night, I gave it a good pressing instead of grading papers. Now that it is nice and flat, I like it even more. I think I might add another round of neutral squares to make it slightly bigger and insure that the points don't get lost in the binding. That will be a good project for this week.
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