December 5, 2009

Getting Things Done!

No quilting today...resting my legs...

It really feels good to be back to my old self! Being productive in my sewing room and the quilting studio makes me so happy! At the end of the day I love being able to say "Look what I did"!

I bought this quilt top off of Ebay last year and it lacked having the outer pieced border sewn on. A few of the small blocks had to be added to the length of the border strips so I got it out of the drawer this evening and commenced to finishing and getting it ready to be quilted. I found out in a hurry why this was never finished and then sold on Ebay for as little as it was sold for. The pieced border is too large for the top on 3 sides. Someone didn't do their math correctly or didn't square up the Gate Latch blocks as they went. One side out of 4 fit correctly. But all is not lost because it doesn't look too terribly bad and it is going to be quilted regardless!

I think it will look great as a tablecloth in our breakfast area! The colors are perfect and the Gate Latch pattern was my Granny Ida's favorite so what could be better than that!

3 comments:

lisa said...

This is a few days/posts late but I still wanted to say I am sorry about your MIL, I hope she heals quickly. I won't share all the details, but when I Was 7 or 8 my dad was working on his truck and it pushed him down our driveway, the EMT's said his coat (nylon outside flannel inside) probibly saved his life...he was much younger than your MIL and my heart stoped for a moment for you when I read that!

Anonymous said...

I love the colors in that quilt. When you bought it were the borders not yet sewn on and that is how you found out they do not fit? I'm sure you will do a fabulous job on it.

Anonymous said...

Sorry, I just re-read that they were not sewn on.