Now that the sewing table is cleared for RSC blocks, fabrics and other stuff, I'm ready to work on one of my oldest UFO; Over the River & Through the Woods.
If you read this post, all the stitcheries are done. I decided to use all fabrics to make it scrappier. The fabrics where cut and set aside until I could sew again.
After dust cleaning and mopping floors, the weekend was spent making the star blocks that goes between the stitcheries. Each block measures 6" finished and there are six blocks in each row. They are small, but easy and fast to make.
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Update: They are now sewn together and narrow borders between the stitcheries are added.
Photos taken inside on a cloudy day never work out very well. The colors in the first row look almost right, the second row and stitcheries look washed out. Sigh!
It's midweek and I have finished the 64 Flying Geese needed for the border.
Next step is to trim the stitcheries, add the inner border and the outer Flying Geese border. It occurred to me I don't have backing fabric for this one. I have enough brown to make it scrappy, I think. I shall see...
4 comments:
Glad to see you back and busy! This embroidered quilt is going to be gorgeous!
I remember those stitchery's - I had one where I did the top of the quilt with some of the embroidery it turned out fine - I think I gave that one to one of my brothers and wife who are really into Christmas - I think it had some Santa's on it and a backing that could be used for other times of year as the top so it was reversable
this is such a pretty embroidered piece, Astrid; looking forward to seeing it come together..hope you upcoming weekend is a good one...hugs, Julierose
So proud of you to get this far in your stitchery. It took me 5 years to get the embroidery done, and another one to get the piecing together with a change of colors, and then another tear out of the border quilting to redo it. So you, my friend, are truly amazing. Keep on trucking. You are so close.
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