Cleaning will do that to you!
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| Sunday |
What a difference a day (or two ... or four) will make. This was Sunday.
So much for a clean work table!
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| Thursday |
I decided that, before I got back to projects in progress, I'd do a little more cleaning of the work table. Some of those project boxes had been there since 2008 -- and before!
It was time to make some decisions: Am I going to finish, modify, or trash?
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| Lady Liberty - New York Beauty Blocks |
Lady Liberty Goes to Hawaii - class with Karen Stone at Indiana Heritage Quilt Show 2008
The class left a lot to be desired and for a time I was considering just trashing the project as paper piecing is not really my forte.
However, seeing it now I think I will continue with the full quilt. All the chunks are cut and it has great possibilities.
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| Eye of the Piper |
Susan is an excellent teacher and I am glad I have her piping tool, but I don't see myself making the entire quilt. I will look for something to include my one block in and recycle the hand-dyed fabrics I had planned to use. I do plan to use a piped border on an upcoming project so the class was not a total waste.
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| Wall Flower |
Wall Flower - class with Elsie Campbell at Mountain Quiltfest 2011
I lost my enthusiasm for this project when it got to the machine applique on the corners. I think I like the star and may try to work it into a simple wall hanging with plain fabric for the corners and side triangles.
Summer Heat - class with Nancy Mahoney at Mountain Quiltfest 2012
Did I mention that I'm not a fan of paper piecing? Nevertheless, I was determined to finish and plugged on with the B blocks (corner units) for several week before putting it aside.
However, the A units weren't going together very well -- turns out one of the chunks needed to be about a quarter inch bigger. So I will be recutting the last few pieces in order to finish the last 27 units. Still need to select a sashing fabric and it will be an easy finish!
See... you shouldn't clean! :) Your NY Beauty is my favorite of the bunch. This one is on my list of quilts to make. I'm right with you with paper piecing though... I do not enjoy it.Summer Heat is going to be beautiful, too!
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