Friday, March 28, 2014

Marching On

With the days of March
marching on forever,
I needed to take advantage of this seemingly
long month.

I was feeling a bit guilty,
 like we all tend to do on occasion,
having my long list of WIP's, so
 I pulled out a quilt top
that was so close to being done.

In July
I had started these nine patches
using two packets of charm squares,
Posy by Aneela Hoey
and Cuzco by Kate Spain.

I had even sewn the blocks together,
alternating with a solid white square.

Why did I stop?

Actually a couple of reasons:
I was moving and needed to stop sewing
and pack things up.
(a completely valid reason)
But the other reason was that
 I needed to find fabric for a border,
And I wasn't in the mood to go look.

Well, I've moved
and can cross that off the list of excuses.
So, what was left?
Go fabric shopping!

This is such a simple pattern and it
really gives the feeling of a vintage quilt.
Only the colored spaces are filled in
with some fun modern fabrics,
moving it forward in time.

These simple designs
come alive once they are quilted.
I plan to embellish with 
some rick rack 
( I love that stuff)
and do a gentle swagged border after
the quilting has been completed.

Okay,
I'm closer to being finished,
 no more excuses,
or at least not right away!


Until Next Time-

6 comments:

  1. I love your quilt top. It is such a great quilt for spring. I have an antique quilt top that looks very similar. Hugs

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  2. Good use of charm squares. You will have room for some pretty quilting designs.

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  3. Nothing I love more than a classic 9-patch - and this one is so pretty with your fabric choices. I told you that I'm planning a new baby quilt and I plan on using a bit of rick rack on it too. It's been forEVER since I've done that - do I just sew it down the middle? I'm worried that it'll fold up when it's washed and look messy. Any advice you can share with me?

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  4. What a beautiful quilt top, such lovely fresh colours. The border looks great and ric rac is always fun!!

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  5. Love this quilt. So fresh and pretty, just love the border fabric, it was worth the wait!

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  6. very cute. Nine patch quilts have always been one of my favorite "go to" patterns.
    I'm still working on my king sized 9-patch project.....well actually not working on......

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