Remember the song, 'The First Cut is the Deepest'? It sort of describes how I was fretting about trimming away/wasting the points on
Fly Away Home, but now that it's done it really wasn't that bad. Isn't it always the way?
With all of my attention given over to the Holly Bazaar recently, making the backing for this quilt had dropped to the bottom of the list. Roberta will be ready to quilt it at the end of the month so I decided I'd better get it together. Only then did I remember that I had my trimming to do. Luckily I was in the mood to get it done so it was done in no time.
I've saved the trimmings because the pieces are still a pretty decent size...
and then I started to play around with them a bit. Some potential, I think. They might also be nice just randomly put together and made into Christmas stockings.
Making the backing took more time than the trimming because I was trying my best to align the pattern. Having so little of the fabric, I really had to think about how I could cut it so that it wasn't looking like a dog's breakfast. It's together now too so next week it's off to be quilted. Roberta is so efficient that I expect that it will be back in a couple of weeks but even if I get it back Christmas Eve it will be fun to have in the living room, bound or not :)....M
Sometimes we do put thing off ( sometimes for years) because it seems hard or for whatever reason, but in the end no big deal. I love your leftovers. Can't wait to see it quilted.
ReplyDeleteGood on you! Isn't that the way - as soon as that first cut is done, it's plain sailing!
ReplyDeleteHard to hack off something you've worked hard to make. It's going to be gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI feel that way when I trim too. Looks like you will be able to use the off uts though. Looking good for christmas.
ReplyDeleteI've been humming that dratted song for two days now!
ReplyDeleteBut the quilt is looking very interesting! I don't know if I would like to try those cuts.