For now I'll post a picture of quilt I intended to finish this past August but didn't for reasons I'll explain.
This quilt is called Aunt Bea's Parlor by Black Cat Creations. I LOVED making these blocks! They went so fast I was able to do about two a day when I really stuck with them.
This past August I went to our local guild's annual quilt retreat determined to finish this quilt. All the border triangles were cut and ready to go. I had my iron and portable mat and ironing pad (the Olfa one with the handles) with me. I get the first triangle border on and pressed. All is well until I am adding the next border and I notice black smudges on the white triangles. Somehow I managed to melt some of the nylon handle into the white triangles. In disgust I put it away and now it's January and the quilt still isn't finished.
Sigh...I need to dig through my scraps and look for the white I used. I have lots of white fabric on the shelves but you'd be surprised how many shades of white there are in the stores. So dig I must to find the "right" white...insert more sighs.
Wish me luck.
3 comments:
Oh sorry abt the handle ruining the border! I would've been really bummed too!~ good thing it didn't get on the embroidery! I have that pattern but haven't started it yet. One of these days... I just love it! I know what you mean about different whites too!~ I have started writing where it came from on the selvage so I know my whites apart. ;-) LOL
Great idea! Why didn't I think of that? Duh...
Be still my heart - I love, love, love this one, Monica.
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