I’ve been busy preparing to restock by Textiles & Smiles Etsy shop and getting ready for another scrappy fabric quilting retreat at my house, I am having with a different set of friends. Below is the basket of scraps they can work from:
In between that, some road trip adventure with John, and the completion of a home renovation project (well John did most the work), I’ve managed to make a little progress on the scrappy solid color medallion wallhanging I’ve been working on – Strings Attached.
Since my previous post What’s on the Design Wall: Strings Attached, I’ve sewn all the section of the center medallion string pieced star together and done the first border:
There were so many Y-seams! It seamed like every seam (smile) was Y-seam – yikes! I got a little more proficient on Y-seams after doing so many in a row but I don’t have any great insight, tips or wisdom to impart, sorry.
Here is a reminder of what the completed quilt will sort of look like:
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There’s something so welcoming about a big box of scraps for people to use at the retreat! I don’t know why, it’s just so homely and nice.
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Thanks I am glad it looks welcoming and not terrifying 🙂
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Oh my goodness, what a glorious quilt. So bright and happy.
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It is – I can’t wait to finish it 🙂
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Looking forward to seeing what gets made with all those scraps
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Thanks and I will be posting an update on the retreat 🙂
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What a gorgeous quilt that will be! And, oh, how I wish you had wisdom to share about those Y-seams…I still avoid them!
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Thanks so much Monique :-).
My wisdom to share is: keep on avoiding Y seams – ha! 😉
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Can’t wait to see it ! It’ll be amazing
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Thanks so much and I can’t wait to finish it 🙂
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What a great looking quilt! I can’t wait to compare this with the real one when you finish it. Well done and Happy Monday!
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Thanks so much 😀
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I guess the take away on those Y-seams is just to ‘grit yer teeth and git er done’!
🙂 So, choose your Y-seam projects with intention.
Happy Quilt retreat to you and your selected participants!
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That is sage advice 😀 I plan to be very selective in future Y seam projects! Thank you and so far so good on scrappy retreat 😀
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Wow! The blue background really makes the colors pop. It’s looks like yall are gonna have a lot of fun on the new project.
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Thanks I agree 😀 – I think the pattern designer chose well on her sample! I hope we make a dent in all those scraps!
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a lot of Y Seams will sure give you extra experience
and I like how it is coming out…
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Most definitely 😀
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Looking great Tierney!
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Thanks so much 😀
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I saw what you did there 🙂
Your Strings Attached is beautiful!
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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There now, that wasn’t so bad, was it…? And you’ve done a super job lining everything up and kept all your points. It’s so wonderfully cheerful and bright.
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It was bad, ha! I thought it would never end but I kept pushing through (smile). You are too kind, if you look too closely will see the job is not so super 🙂
Thanks so much 🙂
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just plain (well not plain) awesome
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All those Y-seams were worth the effort — it’s a beautiful star
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Your star is beautiful! I have sworn off trying to make that many points come together, but you did a great job!
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Thanks so much and you are kind, I did have some awful errors (which I can see) but otherwise I am happy to have that center done 🙂
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