Good Start

Elephant - 1

I got a lot done on Baby Sage's elephant quilt this weekend. The above photo shows a little of what I did. If I really put my back into it (yeah, well, maybe not my back), I think I could finish the top today. But as things go these days, that might not happen. But sometime this week for sure. There really isn't much left to do.

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Remember this fabric (photo above) that I bought when I had only just started on the millefiori quilt? I thought it the perfect fabric to back the quilt. Well, it doesn't work. I can't make it work. The quilt top is so wide, 90 inches, that even two widths won't cover the back, but three widths (which I don't even have enough yardage to do that) would be way too much. That's vertically. Horizontally, maybe, but for that I don't have enough yardage either, and I don't think I would like how it looks. I could add another fabric on the edges. But I don't think I would like how that looks either. Finally I just gave up and ordered another, more simple, fabric for the backing (see photo below). It's 108 inches wide, so I don't have to piece it. And I think I'm going to like it a lot. I hope the daisy outlines are visible enough that you can see that they sort of mimic some of the design in the quilt top.

Elephant - 1 (1)I'll come up with something to use the colorful fabric for. Just don't know what that might be yet.

It has been a somewhat sad and shocking weekend. I learned of the deaths of a cousin and a dear friend. My cousin had already been buried when I learned of her passing. My friend John's funeral is this week at the funeral home. Not sure if I'll risk the virus and go or just send flowers and cards to his wife and daughter.

All right, folks, I'm burning daylight, so it's off to the sewing room with me.

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On 10/26/2020, Barbara Anne said ...

Love the elephants and admire your speedy progress on this delightful quilt! Don't push yourself to complete the top if the effort will cause you to be miserable in the days ahead.

Love to jazzy fabric you'd planned to use for the Millefiori quilt's backing and am sorry it cannot be made to fit. The new 108" fabric is lovely and will be a good substitute. Have you thought about having this quilt quilted with a variegated thread on the bobbin to add colors to the back?

My sympathy in the loss of your cousin and your good friend. Given your age and health problems, your friend's family will understand if you don't go to the funeral.

Hugs!
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