Wednesday, February 5, 2014

WiP: Removing Paper /How Should I Quilt This?

I haven't done much paper piecing in the past but chose to have members of my local Salt Lake MQG bee make paper-pieced x-strings blocks for me last year. There were six of us who participated so we each made two blocks each month, and it went for six months. I was just waiting on one more block so I could put this together. The block I was waiting on was... MINE! I only made one block when I made the instructions to hand out, and finally made the other one a couple of days ago. My month was April, so it has been a long time. It feels good to be making progress on this again!
I got all twelve blocks sewn together and now I'm removing the paper from the center blocks. I'm leaving it around the edges until I get a border on. Some of the people removed the paper, which stretched the edges a little bit. It was tricky to get the edges to match up in a few places as a result, but it turned out okay despite one or two small tucks.
 I am LOVING this. I'm really looking forward to getting it done.

I'm planning to add a narrow white border around the outside, then a super-wide border of this matching print around that. It will be about 18 inches wide. The large border will make it into a twin-size quilt. I'm adding the wide borders for a few reasons:
1. At 6'3" with a 6'7" husband, lap quilts only cover our laps. Small quilts don't cut it around here.
2. We need more spare twin-size quilts for the kids' beds in case of illness or whatever else might call for an emergency quilt.
3. I bought 5 yards of this print on a mega-good sale a year ago intending to use it as a backing, so I have plenty of fabric to do it.
I'm hoping that it "works" as a finished design.
 Now I'm debating how to quilt it? Should I custom quilt the blocks, or just do a quick allover design to get it done fast? I'm considering wavy lines, or possibly something geometric.

I'm also making a lot of progress on my niece's Christmas quilt. I know, it's February now, but it's getting there. I got all of the blocks sewn together along with sashing. I need to add one more border to the outside and then it's ready for quilting too. It was a bit windy outside when we tried to get a photo.
I also made two new pairs of pajama pants, so I've been really productive! It feels good to get so much done. I still don't have a lot of time, but I've been using more of the time that I have and feeling much better about things.

Linking up today to Work in Progress Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.

8 comments:

  1. I'm no help on the quilting suggestions - but it looks great! My go-to is either loops or straight lines... But it'll be gorgeous whatever you decide on.

    I'm in awe of your productivity!!! I wish I could get half that much done

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  2. I love the way your quilt is looking. I asked for very similar blocks in a bee I took part in but in pinks and purples - they have now been sitting for over a year... but I'm not sure on the quilting either - maybe echo quilting? Whatever you chose it's sure to look lovely.

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  3. Stopping by from Freshly pieced linky party.. breath taking, gorgeous greys and greens..

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  4. They say blue and green shall never be seen, but I completely disagree! This works wonderfully!

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  5. Oh your niece's quilt is gorgeous!!! The x block quilt is so striking--I have that line of fabric and haven't used it for anything. I bought it on sale thinking my husband might like the colors. What does your husband think of it?

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  6. That quilt looks awesome! I don't think you should do it quick to get it over with, though I know how tempting that can be. I also really like the green/white fabric you picked for the outer border, it will look lovely. I think you should do a geometric design, what about a running greek key motif?

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  7. I absolutely love these two quilts and glad to know I'm in good company when it comes to trying to decide how to quilt a quilt. I'm returning your visit and added myself as a GFC follower. I hope ya stop by again and do the same...be fun to follow one another. Val from myplvl.blogspot.com

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