Day 12: With only two "units" left to make and sew into the "Ring Cycles" quilt, I decided it was time to address one which has been in the queue for some time. I only recently re-discovered it sitting lone and lorn in the bottom of a box of fabrics, still in unjoined blocks, so I sewed them together, made an epic journey to Ben Franklin to get backing, and the parts have been sitting on top of the dryer ever since. Y'see, I have way more Help than I need, so I had to find time when Merry had to be confined in the bathroom so that I could spread it out on the living room floor. The heat pump issue provided the opportunity, what with a repairman coming and going (but not fixing). I stretched the backing fabric, weighting the corners with dictionaries and field guides, then spread the batting out over it and made sure everything was smooth and square. Then I laid the quilt on top of that and set to pinning the layers together. It didn't take as long as I'd expected (I'm using a new type of batting which is more cooperative), and now the "Autumn Quilt" (aka the "Orange Quilt") is ready to go on the frame. Time to get this one done, done, done! Some of the fabrics in it were purchased forty years ago!
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