27 August 2010

Some progress on the japanese quilt

It would be nice to stop at this point, leave it as a lap quilt - fold over the border from the back, add a bit more quilting, and move on to another project.... On the other hand, I have a heap of japanese fabric that needs using, AND this is meant to be a double-bed size quilt. So, on we go, adding more borders...After a leisurely day doing little but sewing, it has two new borders - the red one, and squares of dragon fabric around the big dragon - and I've also sewn more wadding around the four sides, to the desired finished size.
On the other side, a plethora of piecing. It's quilt-as-you-go, virtually invisible on this side -
After another plain round - or two - "the ladies" will go down the sides and across the bottom -
One blue strip, or two...? Or, a paler fabric near the dragon squares ...?
Decisions, decisions! But that's the fun of it, making it grow, building on what's there.

I'm enjoying sitting on the floor to sew, but using the stop-go button rather than the foot pedal definitely feels a bit scary!

2 comments:

Kona Bay Fabrics Blog said...

Love toodling the internet at all the great blogs..especially when I see our Kona Bay fabrics being used:)

Keep up the super job!!

Douglas Eagleson
President
Kona Bay Fabrics
http://www.konabay.com

seeks said...

Amazing! Can I post on your work in the upcoming weeks? I love linking back to clearly wonderful work. :)
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