I'm chipping away slowly at the Dear Jane border triangles. This is block 13 from the bottom row.
Here is block 1 from the right side. Pretend that the bottom isn't all wonky. Or better yet, pretend that it is supposed to be.
Here is 13 from the right side. I've saved it for slow stitching on Sunday. I had printed out paper piecing templates, but somehow the bottom part was not included. Lacking any clue as to how to get the triangles to all fit together, I decided to just prepare some applique bits to sew on top of the block.
I've been rounding up lots of leaders and enders lately and had plenty of random and 16 patch blocks to put together this four squared flimsy. Maybe some more dark four patches for a border?
Lizzie seems unimpressed with the decision making process.
I was on amazon a few days ago and saw a lightning deal for
sewing clips. These are so handy for bindings and such that I couldn't resist picking them up for $11.84. There are 160 clips in there! Even at the regular price, it is still a great deal. It is nestled in the middle of my
favorite quilting hoop.
Kathy asked us all to talk about our favorite quilting tool and this one has been around for quite a while. I broke a couple of wooden hoops before switching to this plastic version and it works quite well for the center of the quilt. I usually switch to a rectangular PVC frame for the borders, it seems to work much better near the edges.
We had to tidy up a bit for the progressive neighborhood party last night. I was quite happy to have a reason to convince Anna to finally clear off the dining room table now that her science fair project is done. Ryan is upstairs finishing his data off right now and Sydney is supposed to go in this afternoon to count bacteria for her results. I can't say that I will be sad to see the end of science fair season. All my students are frantically work on their projects at the most inappropriate times. I've found the first two episodes of Victoria on PBS.com, so I'll be streaming that while I catch up on a bit of sewing. I think there are some tiny log cabin blocks in the works.
I'm linking up with
Slow Stitching Sunday as well as
Oh Scrap! be sure to visit and check out every some great quilts in progress.
Hooray! for another rainbow (flimsy) finish. Enjoy your Slow Stitching today!
ReplyDeleteYou are just finishing things up left and right this year! Great job.
ReplyDeleteThose triangle borders are what stopped me from making a Dear Jane quilt. Great progress - soon you will have them all done. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap! You have inspired me to sew up leader/enders this year so I can play with them at a later date.
ReplyDeleteYou are really brave to tackle such a complex border, and without patterns as well. Lots of luck. I saw my 16-year-old granddaughter in her drama roll last night. It's so exciting to see those teens into so many exciting projects. You must be very proud of them.
ReplyDeleteWow! You are doing a fabulous job making use of all those random sets of blocks.
ReplyDeleteI really like the quilt you are making with the 16 patch blocks. It's scrappy without feeling overwhelming.
ReplyDeleteYour Dear Jane blocks are looking great. Also, your scrappy block flimsy is a good use of those leftover blocks too.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your Jane triangles. I am doing some now so I know the work involved.
ReplyDeleteLOVE your four square flimsy! Great leader ender project. I think I'll give your idea a go if you don't mind.
ReplyDeleteLove the scrappy four squared flimsy. Most of all, I love Lizzie.
ReplyDeleteLike your scrappy. ONE DAY I want to make Dear Jane!!!! One Day! Have a nice evening!
ReplyDeleteThose Dear Jane blocks are pretty amazing. Love the blue and white color scheme you used there.
ReplyDeleteI don't miss all the science fair project work the SIT had to do. But all that work paid off, she's got an undergraduate research position at college now and may get to intern in another group over the summer. Maybe that will make your current mayhem more tolerable?