It's time to share your February progress.
This link up will remain open until February 28 at 11:55 pm EST.
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My goal this month was to get Cupcake Crossing, AKA Nancy's Bonnie and Camille quilt, sewn into a quilt top. Here's how it looked at the beginning of the month:
I finished the top Wednesday afternoon.
I can't remember what I was thinking of for the backing. The pattern calls for 3.333 yards of backing. I bought three yards. This fabric is long out of print, so maybe this is all I could find, or I figured I'd just make it work. It's directional, so that makes things a bit more challenging.
I am committed to making a Frankenbatting. My batting scraps are out of control. For real, they are in bins and a laundry basket. The stack is taller than me by quite a bit. In fact, it's taller than the door. Here is my initial layout of batting. I needed a little more, so I switched out the skinny strip for a bigger one.
I made my Frankenbatting, pieced my backing, and opted to load the backing and quilt top sideways. Loading sideways meant that I had enough backing without needing to add additional scrap fabric to the top and bottom. I then rotated the quilt top to be in proper alignment with the directionality of the backing. I was originally planning to quilt with a Baptist Fan-type design, but because things are sideways, I needed to select a non-directional design. I chose Fizz, which I think works well in either direction.
Here is the quilted piece in the correct orientation for the directionality of the fabrics.
I attached the binding to the front of the quilt on Saturday. I'm so close to a full finish! It feels fantastic to have moved this project so far ahead.
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Stories from the Sewing Room February One Monthly Goal Finish Link Up
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