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Title: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Mar 30, 2016, 07:22:35 PM
This one I will do with an english paper piecing method.  The top will be done totally by hand.  I'm doing it for two reasons.  One I love the look of one and two it will mean I always have handwork for the applique group.  So win win.  i'm doing it with a black on black background and jewel tones for the petals and an undetermined flower center.  If you have any ideas please tell me.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Mar 30, 2016, 09:12:32 PM
Another one to watch grow.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Mar 31, 2016, 08:02:59 AM
Yes it will be.  I'm glad I was able to put the fabric with this pattern.  I had bought the fabric for another reason and it hadn't worked out so this is wonderful.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Mar 31, 2016, 01:52:47 PM
How big is it going to be?
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Mar 31, 2016, 08:16:32 PM
I'm thinking it will be 34 x 64 for one of the windows.  or possible a car quillow which can be anything for 48 x 48 or larger.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Mar 31, 2016, 10:24:05 PM
That will about top a twin bed.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 01, 2016, 03:05:16 PM
it would be close.  I usually like an overhang on a bed so for singles I try for 59x96.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Apr 01, 2016, 07:07:24 PM
Yes, I was just trying to get a mental picture. It's the way I 'measure' things.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 02, 2016, 08:41:42 AM
I see.  I don't have enough experience to have landmarks in the land of quilts.  I hope to develop them as time goes on.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 03, 2016, 08:02:02 AM
I went through my scraps and only found one piece of fabric that I want for this quilt.  Then I went through my warm colors and found another 5 or so.  I'm not sure they all go together.  I may end up with two of these types of quilts.  The black on black did not work for the quilt.  The fabric was to heavy and would not crease well and it's not 100 percent cotton.  i ended up melting it to the bottom of my iron.  What a mess to clean up that was. 
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Apr 03, 2016, 01:11:10 PM
Ouch. That is a mess to clean.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 03, 2016, 05:10:20 PM
absolutely.  But it's cleaned up now.  Of course I need more of the iron cleaner goop. 
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 08, 2016, 08:40:20 AM
i have completed the first flower and have cut out my first row of path fabric.  It is softer than most of the other fabric so I am starching it before I iron it onto the paper pieces.  It's going faster than i thought.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 09, 2016, 05:02:14 PM
I'm pushing to get everything cut and ironed so that I can cut out the blooming nine patch.  That isn't until summer but it is a huge amount of cutting.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Apr 09, 2016, 07:23:05 PM
Good. I am glad it seems to be going so well.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 10, 2016, 08:46:41 AM
it is.  I just have to figure out which fabrics need to be cut first because they will go on the top first.  There aren't enough paper pieces to have one for every hexagon so they have to be placed in order and I hadn't figured that out yet.  I'm not sure I've figured it out now.  I may need design board help.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 11, 2016, 07:59:37 AM
well the gold and purple flower is done and bordered with the black path.  It looks good.  I hope the darker colors will work.  There is always something to worry about with quilting it seems.  I have never been a jigsaw puzzle person but it seems like that would have been good training for putting this quilts together.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: bayou girl on Apr 11, 2016, 09:56:53 PM
that just sounds pretty. i hope you get a photo of that.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 12, 2016, 07:06:51 AM
The deadline for this one is around 1 1/2 years total.  That gives me 36 weeks one flower per week then a border of appliqued flowers.  Then the quilting and binding.  I've decided that the quilting will be one petal per hexagon in the flower and the path will be cobblestoned quilting.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 16, 2016, 05:07:21 PM
There are 12 colors on a tertiary color wheel which should give me two rows before I need to repeat a color right.  Well not if I don't come home with all 12 colors.  i had missed the yellow green and the blue purple.  At least i hope that's  all I had missed.  Fortunately today was bag lady day (20%) off.  So I got another rotary blade and 4 more fabrics.  two of each color.  Hopefully I now have enough.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 16, 2016, 05:09:34 PM
I want to have this cut before I start the bargello class in mid may.  I also want all the colors numbered in the order they will appear in the quilt so I don't obsess about that anymore.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Apr 16, 2016, 08:45:37 PM
This is why I couldn't have more than one fiddly projects going at once.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 16, 2016, 09:09:06 PM
I understand totally what you are saying.  The reason I have more than one going at a time is because the applique group is all hand work no machines.  So a normal quilt only needs hand work for the binding.  Maybe 4 days for each quilt.  The chances of that falling on the one day a month that the group meets is kind of slight.  So this quilt is done entirely by hand.  So I'll have something to do when that group meets. 

Then the class is to learn a new technique that I'll want to use later on.

The raggedy brick is a charity quilt so it will go to the needy as soon as it is done.

Then the victorian is for my daughter as an heirloom because I think everyone should have one.  My mom passed down some nice costume jewelry but i got it to soon and lost it in all the moves.

Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 16, 2016, 09:09:49 PM
I got half of a flower done this evening before my back gave out.  My posture is awful.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 17, 2016, 07:44:25 AM
finally figured out the color order I want the flowers to go it and then figured out that I was still short a color.  Can you believe it?
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 18, 2016, 09:30:54 AM
got the regular purple so I think I am all set.  Finished the purple flower so now one of the yellows, blues, and purples are done.  And I have an orange and green cut ready to sew.  One more after that and I'll have an entire row cut.  Look at me go, woohoo.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 18, 2016, 02:21:09 PM
rearranged the colors twice more.  I may not be completely satisfied with the arrangement yet but at least I'm getting closer.  Should I count how many times I've arrange it already?
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: bayou girl on Apr 18, 2016, 07:59:02 PM
probably not tammy.  i'd just be happy that you are closer this time than last, and keep going.

i was with sarah loo (LandOfOz) at a quilt shop friday.  i thought about you and how you'd like it.  i don't quilt much and i enjoyed it.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 19, 2016, 07:50:34 AM
I'm sure you are right. 

I got the purple added to the yellow and realized why people baste the cardboard templates in.  Otherwise they pop out.  So I spent yesterday evening basting and now there is one more step to the process.  But so far so good. 

I was right in thinking that the darker colors were going to blend into the "pathway" somewhat but I'm willing to go with it.  It gives the eye resting places.  Not so great if it were for display but as my car quillow it will be more than ok.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 20, 2016, 09:24:38 AM
got the first two pathway hexie sewn on between the purple and the yellow.  Those are not easy to do.  It may mean that I will go slower than I thought at first but i can live with that.  I'm still within the 1 week per flower goal.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Apr 20, 2016, 10:32:32 AM
Good going!
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 21, 2016, 08:07:52 AM
Yesterday  I got the third flower put together while I was sitting in a meeting.  That was good and then when I got home I attached another 5 pathway hexies to the flimsie.  There is still more to do on those but it is closer than I was. 
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Apr 21, 2016, 04:11:03 PM
Good going, Tammy.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 21, 2016, 05:25:17 PM
Thanks tina.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 21, 2016, 09:36:41 PM
all 12 of the pathway hexies are attached.  I still need to sew the sides of six of them to complete that round but it's nice to get that far in one day.  I'm feeling like this may be one project that will stay ahead of the schedule.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Apr 21, 2016, 11:21:20 PM
Ahead of schedule is good.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 22, 2016, 08:02:20 PM
4 more hexie on the path to sew the sides of and then I'm ready to attach flower three.  I also basted the petals on flower 4 and 5.  I cut the petals for flower 6 and have ironed two of them over their templates.  So I made a far amount of progress on the quilts.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Apr 22, 2016, 08:10:30 PM
I try to picture this in my mind. It sounds beautiful.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 23, 2016, 12:34:02 AM
I can't picture it yet either.  But the pathway around the second flower is finally completed.  I won't start on flower 3 adding it to the top until maybe tomorrow.  My arms are tired.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 23, 2016, 08:15:27 AM
I ironed the petals around the templates for flower 6.  Now I need to cut more pathway pieces and get them ready to sew because I only connect two seams of the flower to the top before adding the pathway pieces.  So much to do lol.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 24, 2016, 12:21:26 AM
I cut the pathway pieces.  I connected the flower 3 to the top it took 3 seams not 2.  And then i started putting flower 4 together.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Apr 24, 2016, 01:22:22 AM
You are moving right along.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 24, 2016, 01:16:10 PM
yes it does move much faster than I anticipated.  Flower 4 is together and I got all of the pathways for flower 3 basted and two attached to the flower.  So I hope to get another 4 pathway pieces attached today anything more than that is gravy.

Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Apr 24, 2016, 01:38:15 PM
Good going.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 24, 2016, 05:23:31 PM
I was working on this one today at the meeting.  Debbie fell in love with it and wants to do one.  She has picked up knitting very quickly and is doing wonderful stuff.  So I stopped today to make her 28 of the hexagon templates and to gather up some other tools that are expensive to buy that she will need.  This evening I'll go through my scraps for pieces that are large enough to make hexagons with. 

I'm a little concern about handing over expensive equipment to a person with only a year in the program.  But they are duplicates and are gathering dust at my place.  I hope I am making the right decision.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Apr 24, 2016, 07:23:50 PM
That's a wonderful gift, Tammy. Don't over think it, just give.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 24, 2016, 11:30:09 PM
ok,  I hope it brings joy.  I certainly enjoy working on mine.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 26, 2016, 07:39:09 AM
Flower 4 is attached and half of the pathway pieces are sewn to it.  I'm not sure what is slowing me down or it is just that working on the pathway is harder because I have to handle the entire top.  But progress is being made and that is the important part.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 26, 2016, 08:24:02 PM
added one more piece.  I'm glad Im ahead on this one lol.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 27, 2016, 06:54:22 AM
I'm down to the last two pieces on flower 4's pathway.  So I got a little accomplished on it last night. 
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 27, 2016, 05:32:59 PM
I'm finished the last of the pathway on flower 3 not flower 4 so instead of being one week behind I am two weeks behind maybe.  Or maybe not because I've done some of the flowers out of order.  Messy me...
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Apr 27, 2016, 06:20:24 PM
I think you are moving along just fine.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 28, 2016, 07:17:57 AM
since I'm a deadline I really need to take a look at this one and see where I am.  I know I need to cut more of the pathway blocks.  I'm kind of waiting for the iron sole plate to arrive before I do any more ironing.  That snag on the bottom of the iron really makes  a mess of the pieces when it catches something.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 30, 2016, 08:20:40 AM
My friend brought me a book that tells how to do these.  i'm going to sit down and read it.  i could use some good hints and tips at this point.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Apr 30, 2016, 11:24:16 AM
It's good to have friends like that
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 30, 2016, 02:51:01 PM
yes it is.  And the iron shoe came in the mail.  It went on very smoothly.  Now I just have to get up the gumption to try and use it.  Cross your fingers that it works as well as advertised.  I really need it to work.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Apr 30, 2016, 03:11:28 PM
I  hope it works, Tammy.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Apr 30, 2016, 09:43:45 PM
It works great.  It is wider than the bottom of my iron by a bit so I have to more the iron farther over the fabric to get all the heat but that's no problem.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Apr 30, 2016, 10:05:56 PM
Good. I went and looked up iron shoes to check them out because I had never heard of the before.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on May 01, 2016, 07:46:33 AM
I had to do some research.  Most of them have really bad reviews but this brand actually had an aluminum form that the teflon was melded with.  That makes it much sturdier. 

I was able to get over 10 petals ironed on to their templates with them this morning.  And I made a discovery, if I starch the front side then turn it over for the template even this cheap fabric will behave well.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on May 01, 2016, 10:48:41 AM
Good. I'm glad you found a way to get it all to work for you.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on May 02, 2016, 07:29:04 AM
I got two petals attached to flower 4.  Now if I am not sadly mistaken I should be on flower 6.  Flower 5 in done and 6 is basted so I am a fair way away from where I am suppose to be but with a year and a half deadline from mid-march I'm way ok in my opinion. 
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on May 04, 2016, 02:42:19 PM
I am so confused, lol.  I know I was putting pathway blocks around a flower today but I'm not at all sure which one it was or where I'm suppose to be.  When I figure it out I'll let everyone know including myself.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on May 04, 2016, 04:26:30 PM
after over an hour on the calendar I'm pretty sure I'm only one hexie away from hitting goal for the day.  I think I can do that.  Of course I'm off goal on the bricks over on Spanish Bond.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: bayou girl on May 04, 2016, 09:53:56 PM
one step at the time tammy.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on May 05, 2016, 05:11:15 AM
got the hexie on at the meeting last night.  Had to do it twice because I wasn't paying attention and put it on backwards the first time.  But done is done.  So I'm golden.  Today all that is needed is adding it to the flimsie.  i'm going to do that at the cutting board since the ladder stitch is easier for me when I can lay it on a flat surface.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on May 08, 2016, 04:19:36 PM
ask me why getting flower 4 on the top is so hard and I'd have to shrug.  It is giving me problems and slowing me down.  But I went around it for the meeting and basted two flower petal groups so they are ready to be put together when the time comes. 
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on May 08, 2016, 09:51:23 PM
It is coming together for you. I hope it keeps up.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on May 09, 2016, 06:52:12 AM
I finally got flower four attached to the top yeah!  The I attached flower 5 to the top thinking that doing the pathway while it is on the top may be easier.  We will see.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on May 10, 2016, 07:18:30 PM
Made flower 6 while I was watching tv.  I've got to cut some pathway pieces and get them basted.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on May 10, 2016, 09:09:26 PM
Zooming along.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on May 13, 2016, 06:06:25 AM
I still need to cut some pathway pieces and get them basted.  I've not made any progress at all.  Boy was my calendar overly optimistic.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on May 15, 2016, 07:18:12 AM
Ok the pathway pieces are cut, ironed on to the templates and basted.  I've loaded them into the tote and I'm taking them to the meeting today.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on May 15, 2016, 01:27:07 PM
I got all of one piece sewn on to the top.  I talk too much.  Does that surprise anyone?
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on May 15, 2016, 02:04:20 PM
One is one more than you had before. And talking is an important part of your social life.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on May 17, 2016, 08:32:20 AM
Going to cut more hexies today if I have my way.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: bayou girl on May 18, 2016, 10:09:48 PM
good luck!
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jun 17, 2016, 04:15:41 PM
...ironed the next 5 hexagons around their english paper pieces.  So I am now ready to add flower 6 and the end of the first row to the quilt.  Drum roll please.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Jun 17, 2016, 09:48:28 PM
Good job!
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: bayou girl on Jun 17, 2016, 09:52:25 PM
you are plugging away quite nicely!
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jun 18, 2016, 12:32:37 PM
I have enough done to keep me busy during the meeting tomorrow.  I'm good with that.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jun 19, 2016, 02:14:46 PM
Finished what I believe is flower 7.  Now it is time to attach flower 6 to the quilt.  This is the hardest part in piecing this type for me so far.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jun 23, 2016, 11:51:53 PM
I got flower 6 attached and started to put the pathway row around it and one of the hexies is way off.  I'm not sure exactly what I do in a situation like that.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jun 25, 2016, 10:35:49 AM
today I recut the hexie template.  Not easy but i think I got a good result.  Then I cut the petals for flower 8.  Then I took all my little pieces of paper that I use to keep everything organized while making a quilt and put them in the petit fours box that had 20 little boxes in it.  The numbers will have to share boxes but it is still more organized than just having them all in an old cool whip bowl.  I pulled out the blank tabs, color swatches, and row organizers and put them in bags to put in the lid of the box.  Then I took the quilt pins out of the GFG and replaced them with safety pins.  They kept on escaping and I didn't want to jam one in my foot.  So although I may not have sewn anything I think this gets me farther ahead.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jun 28, 2016, 07:11:29 AM
I don't think I like the sixth flower in the first row.  The color and fabric just isn't right.  Ugh!  It's just going to have to be jack to the rescue on this one.  I can't figure out where to put the colors.  Sounds stupid but there it is.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jun 28, 2016, 04:21:22 PM
I've cut one third of the fabric into rectangles which is the point where I cut them into hexagons.  I'm trying to get all 36 piles read for jack to organize for me.  I want to make it as easy as possible for him.  For me it just qualifies as impossible.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jun 29, 2016, 09:47:43 AM
finished separating all the flowers so jack can organize.  Which is great because I wanted to do this on thursday if it ok with jack.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jun 30, 2016, 06:44:44 AM
well I won't be doing this today.  But I did rip out flower six so I could begin redoing it.  First thing i need to do is repair the damage I did to one of the flower seams. 
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jul 01, 2016, 05:56:57 AM
Actually I decided that I didn't like the yellow green fabric I had so I bought some different fabric so now I need to take that flower apart so I can use the templates for a new flower 6.  I don't think I have to worry about this project ending anytime soon lol.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jul 03, 2016, 06:24:06 PM
picked apart flower 6.  Used the same orange center and the new fabric and it is amazing the difference it makes.  Very happy with the change.  Got the new flower six made.  Now i just need to attached it to the top.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Jul 03, 2016, 06:38:19 PM
Good going.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jul 04, 2016, 03:56:28 PM
And the colors are organized again.  Hopefully this time is for good.  What a mess that was.  Teach me to use straight pins when I'm moving one around.  Not...
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jul 07, 2016, 03:24:22 PM
I may be getting a handle on it.  But i'm still not all the way there yet.  I'm glad I decided on a multi-color border other wise i'd have a bucket full of scraps.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jul 08, 2016, 07:19:33 AM
Ok i got an idea yesterday on how to organize the colors.  And maybe just maybe I've got it right this time.  I am going to live with it today and if I still like it tomorrow I'll go with it.  I got 7 more fabrics from the store and then raided my stash for several more to fill it out and i almost still didn't have enough to get the look I want.  Who knew?  nancy mentioned when i was buying the fabric for the victorian crazy quilt that i would need about 3 times the amount of fabric the quilt required.  I thought she was wrong about that but maybe not. 

Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jul 11, 2016, 05:47:22 PM
Today I attached flower six.  It was a real pain this is one of the first ones I cut and the seam is to thin and the templates keep bouncing out and it is just a pain.  I'm looking forward to being done with it and not running into anymore like it.  if it weren't the last of a great fabric I might have replaced it with something else.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jul 11, 2016, 08:30:28 PM
I also made more hexagons.  I'm going to end up with a million of those.  Good thing i like the pattern.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: Tina on Jul 11, 2016, 08:52:46 PM
I'm glad you settled on something you like.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jul 18, 2016, 07:42:51 AM
yes me too.  I was organizing the pieces and found the hospital bill buried beneath a stack of scraps.  Who would have thought?...i am going to finish the first row and then start the flowers for row two.  I can't carry the completed rows around with me because the hexagons pop out.  Very difficult quilt to work on once it gets larger...who knew.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jul 21, 2016, 07:52:22 AM
I cut the fabric for flower 7.  So I can work on that when I am traveling around.  I'd like to get 8 cut out as well.  Maybe today.
Title: Re: A new quilt - My Grandmother's Garden
Post by: duh on Jul 24, 2016, 04:08:58 PM
This project is going slow and it's not because I'm accomplishing a great deal somewhere else.
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