Good Morning Quilters!
Progress is being made on the quilt on the design wall. All columns done:
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Next I have to trim the dog ears and sew the columns to each other. 18 long seams.
Here are some current issues:
Pressing the blocks. By pressing the seam toward the solid fabric triangles (solid meaning unpieced fabrics) leaves a lumpy center cluster of fabric that any long arm quilter will not like. I do not want to press the whole seam open, as there is so much piecing in the little blocks and….also, it’s a pain to do. I’m thinking I could clip the seam allowance a little bit on each side of the center, so the center could open up, and the two sides would lay flat as I want them to. Another option is to spray the center with water and just smash it down with the iron. Not a good solution, but it was a suggested solution.
What do you think would be best?
Here is what I’m talking about:
Second issue:
Extra pieced blocks.
There are nine columns of pieced blocks right now and each one has 23 blocks in it. I thought I’d be using all the blocks that way, but no……there are 22 left. Maybe they multiplied after I counted them.
Extras:
Another solution would be to make a doll quilt with the extra 22 blocks.
I do have a name for this quilt now, thanks to Rebecca Grace.
Last week Rebecca Grace (her blog is here) commented “I LOVE the project on your design wall! Each little block is like a fabulous chocolate truffle in a Valentine box with the setting triangles separating them just like those little wrappers.” So now the name will be “A Box of Chocolates.”
What is happening on your design wall? Remember, it doesn’t have to be on an actual design wall - just show us what you are making. Please mention this blog and provide a link to this post so people can come back here to see what the rest of the participants are making. Looking forward to your link ups to the Design Wall Monday Linky Party.
