Pieced Backing

Since this is a year of using my stash and the fact that I don't have many large pieces of fabric I am piecing the backing for the Split Nine Patch quilt.

I have laid out the fabrics I want to use for the backing. I lay them out over the top to make sure I have it large enough to make the backing then I will starch and iron the pieces and square them up before I stitch them together. Will show you when I get that done.

Does anyone else piece their backing like this? If you do please give me any hints you may have. I am thinking since I am machine quilting this piece all the extra seams really won't make much difference.

Until Later,
Lynn

Ta Da - It's Done!

Well what do you think? I like the two fabrics I chose for the borders and I plan to use the light green for the binding too.

Deciding how to quilt it, guess that is the next step. I do know I am going to machine quilt this one myself as it is a large lap size and I can maneuver it around in my machine with no problem. I am too lazy right now to get out of my chair and go measure it but will let you know that in another post.

Lynn

One Border

The Split Nine Patch with one border on now. Rather exciting isn't it? I can just feel the excitement building to see what it will look like with the next border. Stay Tuned!

Until Later,
Lynn

New Floor Rugs?

This is what my living room floor looks like right now. Interesting isn't it? I told John it looked like we had a several floor rugs on the top of our beige carpet, but in actuality they are quilts.

We don't use the living room much as you might guess by the looks of it. We use the family room most of the time when it is just the two of us here so I end up spreading quilts in progress or newly finished ones on the carpet in the living/dining room. It is a great place to keep them from getting wrinkled and to get a longer range view of them. This might be getting a little much though as we have to walk around them to get to the hallway to our bedroom. One of these days someone might actually think they are rugs!

You can see I have started stitching the borders on the Split Nine Patch which is the closest one to the camera. The box on the floor is full of 2 1/2" squares and 2 1/2" half square triangles. Toyed with the idea of using them in a border but they didn't make the final cut.

Until Later,
Lynn