Good Morning Quilters!
Well, I succeeded is getting the “Splendid Sampler” blocks sewn together, and it is now off the design wall! Yeah! But….
The new development with this quilt is that it looked very small when sewn together. It needed to be bigger. Luckily, there was more of the green alternate blocks fabric in my stash. So more green hst blocks were made and I intend to add a few rows/columns to the outside. Here is a picture of it as it is right now:
So now it is too big for the design wall, and I have it laid out on the family room floor until the extra blocks get sewn to it. I am happier with the size now, and it will soon be a top to be sent to a long arm quilter. Yeah! Sometimes quilts take many turns before they get finished, and this one sure did.
The next project is a civil war era fabrics hourglass and hst quilt, and I made a start on it this week. Plus I’ve made some additional hourglass blocks.
I mentioned last week that I have 1,200 two inch finished size hsts in my stash, and several of you asked how that happened. It is kinda amazing, isn’t it? Well, I used to be part of a group of quilters in Virginia that has now disbanded. For quite a few of our semi-annual meetings, we exchanged groups of hsts with each other. I have kept them together for such a time as this, They are a great memory of my time in that group, and I am looking forward to using them in the upcoming quilt.
Just as soon as I get the Splendid Sampler sewn together and off the floor.
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