I messed around with block placement for over a week on the Meadowland. I took loads of pictures in black and white, trying to get the values as balanced as possible. Eventually I got a layout I was somewhat okay with and just started sewing. Then I decided I'd like it better if there were small borders in order to give the blocks more of a floating appearance. I couldn't remember which white fabric I used, but I found a long scrap piece that was close and the dimensions were almost perfect. I figured that was a sign.
I woke up super early Saturday morning and couldn't get back to sleep, so finally around 6 AM I decided to go downstairs and cut and sew the borders. Everyone else was still asleep, and we have a nightlight in the stairway, so I didn't turn on the overhead light. No sooner had I thought, "Wow, that nightlight really makes it easy to see," than I found myself flying through the air and landing on my knees. I missed one or two of the last steps. Oops. My back is still a bit sore. I guess I twisted awkwardly as I fell. Anyway, I sewed on my borders and my top is complete. It was super windy when we took the pictures!
I was surprised by how green the colors look in the photos. I thought they would read as more blue. Also, the top is upside down in the next picture, not that it really matters. Though I did work hard to make the directional prints all go the same direction.
I also finished both of my Sunshowers tops. I changed things up a bit from my original plan, which was to make a twelve-block throw. I switched out one of the fabrics and moved them around a bit. I figured I could then make a smaller throw, a baby quilt, and a mini from what I had left. I decided I didn't really need a mini, but a bit larger throw would be good. Since I changed that, I was short on the blue fabric to make the side borders on the baby quilt. We were in Indianapolis this weekend, so I stopped by Crimson Tate to purchase more of the blue. That way I had a much better chance of making sure I had the same dye lot. Here are my two Sunshowers tops.I need to go shopping for lots of backing yardage now. I do still need to work on my friend's custom quilting job before I quilt any of mine. I have a plan for it, so I just need to mark and quilt. My three will all be edge-to-edge jobs. After that I will probably finish piecing the Frolic mystery quilt and also the hippo one that I started before the QALs. I will also be working on a custom quilting plan for another of my friend's tops. That one is all Tula Pink fabrics and will be in a show, so I want to make sure I have something really special for it. Some year I will custom quilt my own eight or nine tops I have waiting! 😜
Oh, I also finished quilting and binding the donation quilt I had received. This photo was pre-binding, obviously. Unknown maker on this one.
And finally, here is my little pineapple this week.
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