I knew it would take a while, and I’m not in a hurry exactly, but it still feels slow.
This is my Film At Five based on 1-1/2″ squares. Ultimately it will be a 10 x 10 layout and over 80″ square.
Maybe by the end of next week…What I really need is an all-day-sew-day.
ps–This is my guest bedroom. Hard to find a place to protect the quilt from the dog while I get it together.
read moreWhen I first had the idea to create a Film at Five quilt based on 1-1/2″ squares, it seemed so innocent.
At this point, using it as mostly a leader-ender, there are 100 25-patches for the centers and 220 sashing strips for between the blocks. Yep, 4040 pieces later, and there is still a long way to go.
Ah, well, quilting requires not so much patience as persistence. After all, the longest seam stitched so far is only 5-1/2″. Mere seconds. You just have to be willing to do it a few thousand times.
It shall be finished ...
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