I Love the Red Binding

I’m so close to finishing this fun quilt! Completing the quilting around the boarder took some patience, but it was relatively easy to do, especially with my Quilting Guide. I was able to make perfect ‘X’s without taking the time to mark them like I...

The Dreaded Part Is Over

This week I tackled the parts of the quilt that I’d been dreading.  The areas of concern were the top and bottom of the main center panel. Each of these sections have a celebratory banner and each triangle has been appliqued onto the quilt. I kept putting off...

Making Progress

I am so happy with my progress this week. I can see the finish line and it’s exciting.  I’ve managed to completely finish two more sections of the quilt and I’ve stitched in the ditch the rest of the quilt which means I just have to fill in the...

Working From the Inside Out

I actually started to make some progress this week.  When I laid the blanket out to make sure there weren’t any areas that would cause puckering when it was quilted I noticed that it wasn’t laying as flat as it had when I put it away. I was able to smooth...

The Sandwich Is Done

I just love this quilt.  I had really hoped that I would have it finished before May, but here we are on the 3rd and I have just sandwiched the front and back together. I have my plan for the quilting portion so once I get going on that I should get through it...