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It is the final week of Lent and I have completed my final quilt
top today. Although I have ended each project with the boast ‘Job done’ of
course it is far from done as I have yet to layer, quilt and bind them. That is
what takes the most time, the quilt tops are straight forward as long as the
cutting has been accurate. Remember that old adage ‘measure twice and cut
once’, it is especially applicable for patchwork!
I never know what I am going to do until I start rooting
through my draws and baskets to see what needs using up. I came across some 3
½” squares of a jolly cat fabric; a project once thought of but not carried
through. These 30 squares were my starting point and then followed another
rummage around for potential border fabrics. I chose a soft mauve and a deep
pink but as there was a limited amount of each fabric, particularly the pink, I
didn’t know if there would be enough. I decided to divide the squares into 3
piles of 10 so that I still had the option of adding another fabric if I ran
out! And I did!
The fabrics were cut into 2” strips and these were used to
add borders to the top and bottom of each cat square first and then along the
sides. I cannot emphasise enough how useful the ironing station is next door to
my sewing machine. A small travel iron and a pad made with calico and 2 layers
of cotton wadding is so useful! Every seam was pressed as soon as it was sewn
and the construction went along like clockwork. It is good piecing practice!
As I had anticipated, there was not enough pink fabric so I
had another rummage and found something which I deemed suitable. On completing
the squares, I laid them out in several formations, finally settling on the one
below.
Lay-out
For the border, I used left-over strips to complete the top.
Job done! (I wish it was!) 6 quilt tops in 6 weeks is quite an impressive
out-put and more of my fabric has been shifted.
6 in 6
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