Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Like Sunshine on a Cloudy Day - A Finished Flimsy


The top is finished!



All 256 blocks are now assembled into the quilt top.  And it's a big one, 96 inches square, ample for a queen size bed.  




I love the blend of colors.  I made this quilt entirely from stash, including the back.  The binding will probably come from my stash too, though I haven't decided what to use yet.




Making this quilt emptied one plastic bin; of course, it will get refilled soon enough.  I store larger pieces of fabric (1/2 yard and longer) by wrapping them around cardboard into mini bolts; they go on shelves in the closet in my sewing room.  I store unopened precuts on the shelves too, along with fabric "pulls" for specific projects.  All my smaller pieces of fabric are in plastic bins.  I have four large bins (the size sold for under-bed storage) upstairs in our 3rd floor attic storage and seven (now six) smaller bins stacked in the closet.  They are organized by color.  I also have the Fig Tree Harvest basket, the one that never seems empty, no matter how many quilts I make.  And a 3-drawer rolling cart holding a combination of precuts and large cuts of fabric I bought to use as backing.

Well, time to get this one off to my quilter, then to work on the next project!


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5 comments:

  1. Wow and congrats Cathy! These colors speak to me and so soothing..isn't it funny how fabrics grow and grow. Great finish and bet it feels good to have a finish!

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  2. What a soft and beautiful mix of summer's pastels. Yay, for completing using your stash!!

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  3. What a soft and beautiful mix of summer's pastels. Yay, for completing using your stash!!

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  4. That is such a pretty quilt. It has kind of a "shabby chic" vibe. I recognize so many of those fabrics. Did you use a lot of 3 Sisters? Also, the block you used is a variation I have not seen, and I really like it. I'd love to know the source of the block pattern

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