Its a Kim Brackett pattern called Island Chain. I made the quilt bigger and it has given me lots of headaches. Truly--headaches! I have to sit on a chair in front of the wall with the book/picture. I need my glasses to see the picture. Then, when looking at the wall I shove my glasses on top of my head. I pieced parts of the blocks as I put them on the wall, not my favorite method but necessary to make the interlocking pattern appear. Not interlocking so much as optical illusion. This is hopefully the final layout. See everyone's design walls at Patchwork Times.
I finished quilting the Ozark Leaf quilt. That quilt does NOT want to be a finish! While quilting the little green flange strip wanted to flip over. Grrr. But Ken made a quick trip to the Dollar store for Elmer's School glue. I glued the edge down, then took the iron and pressed/dried it flat.
Yes, while it was on the Princess. Used my hand underneath as the pressing mat. I had to do each section as I advanced it on the rollers, but it WORKED!! Never overlook School glue as a tool while quilting!
Weekly Goals--
- work on Island Chain
- quilt a top
- hand sew binding
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| Mason |
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| Asher |
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| Sign at Park |
Grandpa doesn't always get to go along, the week before he did and Asher wanted Grandpa to read his story before naptime.
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| Grandpa reading story |
No plans for this week, just stay warm and sew. I have a few tulips coming up and saw the columbine and peonies were peeking out. Doubt they're doing any growing in this cold--they better wait for warmer weather!
10 comments:
Great post Lori. Love, love, love that Island Chain design.
It's going to be a beautiful quilt....and you will forget all about the headaches it gave you.
Can't believe how fast Mason is growing!
I love that chain quilt.
Boy, your Island Chain quilt looks complicated, but it is striking! Love the design.
Love the colors in your Island Chain --I would be cross eyed trying to keep it in the right order -- great work!
Your Island chain is a beauty and when finished I'll bet worth the headaches! Iowa weather is very similar, although we did not get any snow that stuck...but the cold brrrr. Love the quilting on the flange quilt.
Wow, the chain quilt is going to be stunning and well worth the headaches!
I got a chuckle out of the sign. Someone has a great sense of humor.
My goodness, the boys are growing.
I love your Island Chain. It's going to be a beautiful quilt when you're done. Your grandsons are so grown up already. Weren't they just babies a little while ago? How time flies!
My goodness - I HAVE that book ... somewhere and bought it specifically for that particular chain pattern! Thanks for the warning about care needed with the design. Yours is going to be smashing!!!
Island Chain looks lovely!
How did the babies get to be so big?
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