Quilters —
I am ever thinking about you and what I can share with you. I’m currently working on super-special Podcast that will be presented in two parts — I really think you’ll like it.
In between, I am working on this quilt that needs to be finished by Friday — and — working on my Studio space. When I get into it, I really get in to IT. Here’s a pic of how far we’ve gotten on the studio:
So far, I have gotten quilts that I don’t take with me when I travel, neatly folded and stored in the bottom part of my Gran’s hutch. The ones that you see folded on the Baker’s Rack are the ones that I do take with me, in suitcases, for my trunk shows. Yep, that’s a lot of quilts, alright. Just getting that done took two people and three hours to accomplish. I’ll show you more as we progress. The Studio is one of two work spaces.
So — here’s what I’m working on now:
The DOE fabric is the center of the block – a nice neutral print to pull the very un-alike fabrics together. I’m using it for the sashing too, and here’s my quandary:
Do I use the fabric right-side up and put a nice bright accent in the cornerstones? In my eye, the DOE fabric fights the block edges and blends away in some places. So, this afternoon, I did this:
Here’s a close-up so you can see the cornerstone better:
What if I turned it over and use the wrong side of the fabric for sashing — which is a lighter value — and use the right side of the fabric as cornerstones? Kind of cool, huh?
What do YOU think? Please let me know by commenting below SOON. I need to finish the quilt top by Friday.
I know you’re still wondering why I am putting all of these disparate fabrics together in one quilt. I promise I will reveal all in pictures and in the special Podcast, coming soon!
Before I get back to the quilt, I want to share with you something I found for our super-duper nephew and his fiancé for their wedding next week. My all-time favorite cake shop, Icing on the Cake shared a pic of these on their Facebook page (which I follow religiously ; ) — and knew that they were the perfect pre-wedding gift for Keith and Carrie. Are you ready?
How can you stand all of that cuteness?! Even better, they are vintage sterling silver. Some clever person has done a great job of transforming these into a cool gift, don’t you think? Best of all, they weren’t sterling silver prices, believe it or not.
Okay — so I’m waiting to hear from you about the sashing!
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