This past weekend I decided to get my strips off the ledge at the top of the staircase.
It was high time I got them put together so I can move on to the quilting phase of this summer quilt.
I ironed, and I pinned, and I sewed while listening to my Gordon Lightfoot station on iTunes Radio.
One and one half bobbins later, it was pieced. I am very excited to have this much done. Laying on the bed it looks just as I had envisioned. With some of my projects that does not always happen.
Next step is getting the batting and the fabric for the back. Sometime between now and when I get to the fabric store I am going to set up a formula to figure out the exact yardage I need for a quilt that is going to be 90 inches long and 116 inches wide. If not, I feel quite certain the lady at the fabric store will have encountered this scenario with novice quilters before.
Wow!! Lovely! Cheers!
And I'm sure you can write a mathematical story problem to go with this.
Posted by: Dottie Moss | 05/19/2014 at 10:35 PM
Beautiful and amazing!
Thanks for sharing! ;o)
Posted by: jacki long | 05/20/2014 at 12:58 AM
Oh wow! Love the colours. You must have had a great time picking them out. As for backing—you need 2.5 yards for the length. If using 36" material you need 4 lengths so 10 yards. For 45" material you need 3 lengths so 7.5 yards. But confirm all that!
Posted by: Debbie | 05/20/2014 at 04:02 AM
Oh my goodness. Having recently completed a jelly roll quilt of the same nature, I can totally empathize with your project!! How amazing. Yours of course, is much larger, but I shall look forward to seeing the following lalyering process which has me a bit frightened. I want to had quilt....I think.
Posted by: Leslie J. Moran | 05/20/2014 at 08:00 AM
The quilt is looking good. I am going to ("going to") make one about that size but I am considering making it in sections and putting them together. I guess I had better get the pieces cut before I decide that!
Posted by: Caroline | 05/20/2014 at 01:54 PM
Simply gorgeous!!!
Posted by: jeanette, mistress of longears | 05/20/2014 at 04:45 PM
Just beautiful fabrics -color and designs are perfect for summer dreams.
Posted by: Loretta | 05/20/2014 at 06:47 PM
Ah, I was always good with math but ignored those pesky word problems, expecting that there would always be someone who enjoyed figuring them out for me. I believe your fabric store clerk is one of 'those people'.
Posted by: Maureen | 05/20/2014 at 08:10 PM
looks great!!!!!! and happy happy birthday!!!! xoxo
Posted by: pam | 05/20/2014 at 10:12 PM
I love the colors, you make me want to start sewing again.
Posted by: robin | 05/20/2014 at 10:28 PM
Amazingly beautiful. My gosh, I am in complete love with this. The color and patterns are so pretty!
Posted by: KateinCleveland | 05/21/2014 at 05:45 AM
Thanks Debbie! You must be a quilter - I bought 8 yards to be on the safe side. I would also like to thank my brother the math wizard who told me that 90x116=10,440 square inches divided by 1,296 square inches (the number of sq inches in a sq yard)= 8 yards. Who knew he knew this kind of stuff? He is now on call 24/7 for all my math problems.
Posted by: carol | 05/21/2014 at 06:58 AM
Wow! I just love it!
Posted by: Pam | 05/21/2014 at 01:16 PM
Those colors take my breath away!
Posted by: barbara | 05/21/2014 at 03:45 PM
Yay! I've been waiting to see it. Beautiful!
Posted by: Anne | 05/22/2014 at 09:51 PM
So this just looks amazing to me - so bright and bold - I have quilt envy. And a desire to actually try to make one - i don't have the slightest clue how - so when you do attach the backing and all, can you show us?
Posted by: Jane Bumar | 05/24/2014 at 10:15 AM