An update on La Pass, nearly finished piecing the border, then to square it up with a little bit of help from my friend Shirley.
I will get it machine basted so I can hand quilt. I am a bit more relaxed about this quilt now that I have a ton of the border material (not easy to find).
Yes Wendy, especially yesterday it was 43 degrees, although I have a huge table in my sewing room and it takes the weight of the quilt, so I can work on it anytime.
Not sure if I have fixed the no comment on my blog, but I did what you suggested, so I am hoping it's ok. Good to hear from you Wendy...:-)
That looks incredible! Nice job! Where do you find the border material for this? I can't wait to try one of my own - I ordered the book and have been working on hexies for a long time.
Thank you for the comments Becca. There is a story behind the border material...I was going to make the border in different shades of grey and a girlfriend said no, make it all in one colour, which I am happy I did, but I only had 1/2 a metre. Well as you have probably guessed, I could not find it again. I had also pieced 1.1/2 sides and didn't want to unpick it, so I searched everywhere and in the end a friend found it in Sydney and got it sent to Melbourne and I almost cried when it got here.
This is a very satisfying pattern, fussy cutting is optional, but my preference and certainly creates added interest. I enjoyed every minute making this quilt and hope you enjoy it as much as I did...:-)
A stunning quilt for sure. I am also a fussy cutting addict. There's just so much to look at in the quilt. It looks like you plan to leave the grey as a wide border - I like that idea...
Thank you again for the comments Sarah. I have been fussy cutting for 15-20 years and the addiction still has not wavered. I am planning on squaring off the the grey, but don't mind it being wider. I have really enjoyed piecing the border, it's a bit like a jigsaw puzzle....:-)
It's looking great Robyn. So nearly finished, but it must be hot to work on this in Melbourne in summer.
ReplyDeleteYes Wendy, especially yesterday it was 43 degrees, although I have a huge table in my sewing room and it takes the weight of the quilt, so I can work on it anytime.
DeleteNot sure if I have fixed the no comment on my blog, but I did what you suggested, so I am hoping it's ok. Good to hear from you Wendy...:-)
That looks incredible! Nice job! Where do you find the border material for this? I can't wait to try one of my own - I ordered the book and have been working on hexies for a long time.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comments Becca. There is a story behind the border material...I was going to make the border in different shades of grey and a girlfriend said no, make it all in one colour, which I am happy I did, but I only had 1/2 a metre. Well as you have probably guessed, I could not find it again. I had also pieced 1.1/2 sides and didn't want to unpick it, so I searched everywhere and in the end a friend found it in Sydney and got it sent to Melbourne and I almost cried when it got here.
DeleteThis is a very satisfying pattern, fussy cutting is optional, but my preference and certainly creates added interest. I enjoyed every minute making this quilt and hope you enjoy it as much as I did...:-)
A stunning quilt for sure. I am also a fussy cutting addict. There's just so much to look at in the quilt. It looks like you plan to leave the grey as a wide border - I like that idea...
ReplyDeleteThank you again for the comments Sarah.
DeleteI have been fussy cutting for 15-20 years and the addiction still has not wavered.
I am planning on squaring off the the grey, but don't mind it being wider. I have really enjoyed piecing the border, it's a bit like a jigsaw puzzle....:-)