General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse/What did I learn today? Pt.32 Visit with Friends, 1 by Gardengirl1204

Gardengirl1204 wrote:
Hi All,

I have been a busy sewing bee this weekend so not much time to post (although I have been lurking!). I finished cutting out my new quilt on Friday and started piecing it together - which has been very time consuming. I had to make 60 sets of a 20"x 3 1/2" and a 20" x 1 3/4" strips of fabric. The fabrics are all different color and I have to mix them all up. Once I finished the 60 sets, I then had to sew them together to make 30 sets. Of course I had to make sure there were not matching fabrics so that was fun!. Then I cut each of the 30 sets into 2 - 7 1/2" sections and 2 - 1 3/4" sections. I had stips coming out of my ears!!!! Once these were cut, then the really fun part started - laying out the pieces and trying not to have any duplicate fabrics touching each other. It was tough but I did it; sewed everything togehter to make 19 rows. Now I'm sewing the rows together. I've got 5 done so far - see below. The tough part here has been my seams are not perfect so I am having to tighten up some of them so they match the row before them. Anyway, I really think it's going to be pretty once it's all done!

I will have a very busy day tomorrow. I have to go up to McLean for a department mtg. Luckily, I can ride our company bus that goes back and forth between Richmond and Northern VA. So I can read and listen to music for 2 hrs. After I get back I will have to head right over to school so I will probably not have any time ntil tomorrow night to check in.

So y'all have a wonderful day!!!

J