Time for a new goal for the month of August. (Can it really already be August?) For the month of August, I am pulling out an unfinished project I believe I started in the spring of 2004.
I purchased a quilt pattern and some 30's fabrics from a quilt store in Texas. Unfortunately, while I'm sure I still have the pattern, I have no idea where it is or how to give credit where credit is due. But the quilt blocks were made Buggy-Barn-style, where you stack up several fabrics, make strategic cuts, shuffle the fabrics a bit, and then sew them all back together and trim the blocks.
It didn't take too long to sew the blocks together. That was the easy part! But I always thought the quilt deserved hand-quilting. And in order to do that, there are so many decisions......baste? pin? baste with a longarm?......use a hoop? don't use a hoop?......what batting to use?....try to perfect the rocking method of hand-quilting? just use a stabbing motion for each stitch?.....so many things to consider! I do have some yellow quilting thread picked out, and I know I want to quilt just inside each of the small patches.
So my goal for August is to make the decisions, get the basting done, and get at least six of the blocks quilted! I may get more blocks quilted, but six would be a good start. And then there will be the decision on what to quilt in the sashings. (I think that I'm leaning toward a cable of some sort.) I do have more of the small print I used for the cornerstones to use as the backing, and the binding will be the same yellow fabric as the sashings.
What are you working on this month? Be sure to check out all the goals that have been posted over at Sew Bittersweet Designs and Fiber of All Sorts. Give a word of encouragement to those who have posted goals, and consider making a goal of your own!
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