365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Monday, September 25, 2017
Top Done!
Day 347 (bonus post): The quilt top is done! It measures 70" x 90" (roughly). Now I have to make a judgment call on how to back it. Apparently double-width broadcloth has gone the way of so many good things. I was unable to find it, and since I didn't really want to back the quilt with muslin (natural or white), I bought yardage of the standard 44" width. This means that the backing will have to be pieced, and I need to decide if I want to make squares the same size as the blocks (probably not, because it would make hand-stitching harder where seam allowances stack up), or if I want to use strips or larger rectangles. One side of my head argues that I should just back it with boring old muslin and use the broadcloth for something else. I don't like having seams on the back of a quilt. It's frustrating to be undecided at this point, so close to having it on the hoop and doing the handwork I enjoy most.
Labels:
Patience Corner,
quilt,
quilt top,
sewing
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