Yes, one of the flowers floats higher than the others. I am trying to let that NOT bother me.
(I used a tiny zigzag stitch and I don't want to have to rip that out.)
The narrow border is actually a flange. (That's a tip o' the hat to both Libby and Joy whose current projects have flanges.)
I'm still auditioning borders, but this turquoise-with-blue (from the batiks I bought from Libby earlier in July) may do it.
The wall hanging is awkwardly displayed because the design wall is occupied by something new. I needed to let the wall hanging simmer but I had to sew something. I have hundreds of HSTs trimmed and sorted by size, stored away in the Parts & Orphans Department.
I pulled out two bags with 3.5" HSTs and began sewing them in pairs -- going for light and dark contrast, no color coordination. I sewed two pairs together to make 6" blocks. I still have more to sew. I'm aiming for a quilt that is as big as the number of blocks I can get out of this batch of HSTs.
When we watch reporters and the people they interview we try to make out the titles of the books on their shelves -- and I'm sure I'm not the only quilter who'd like to know about the quilt on Nick Shifrin's sofa! (I wrote to the PBS Newshour and asked but they haven't replied.)
Linking up with Can I Get a Whoop Whoop?
and Finished Or Not Friday
P.S. I'm going to have a fabric acquisition adventure today -- stay tuned!
Love the grid background! The turquoise border being auditioned is great too--it reflects the colors of the leaves and berries, drawing attention TO the middle instead of away.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to rethink my handling of HTSs. At the moment, I throw the 1.5", 2", 2.5", and 3.5-inchers into their respective Scrap User bins, but without gathering them together (they're in there mingling freely with the squares, bricks, and strips). So I really have no idea how many might be lurking about! All the other sizes are corralled in a plastic Q-tip container, waiting for inspiration to hit. There's a blog post about that, someday.
Love the background change, AND the blue berries! Thanks for the shoutout. I can't believe the stir I've created about flanges.
ReplyDeleteYour one higher flower is just reaching for the sunshine.
ReplyDeleteNature doesn’t make all flowers the same so why do they have to be on same level! Great use of bonus triangles! I have stacks! Hoping you hear about the bulls eye quilt as I’m curious too.
ReplyDeletegreat minds nann..i too am always trying to catch a glimpse at book titles...lol....love the applique project...good choices...and what is better than scrappy geese? nothing at all...
ReplyDeleteLove the blue berries...nice work--lots of HST's going on there...
ReplyDeletehugs from afar Julierose
The lively print background adds a modern-retro feel. Love it and the blueberries.
ReplyDeleteI think that is a bullseye quilt. I made one years ago and I still like it.
ReplyDeleteYour applique is charming and embrace the small anomalies They add interest. Perfectly is overrated.
I like where your half square flying geese quilt is going!!!
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