It Was Like Wrestling A Giant Squid

This week has been quite the

sewing week.

In fact, I've felt a bit

like Captain Nemo,

of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,

 wrestling a giant squid

on top of a submarine.

The reason is

because I've been adding the final border

to the Mountmellick quilt.

Don't let anyone kid you

that adding borders is the easiest part.

I created my final border

by sewing two border prints together.

Of course, the idea is to make it look 

like it's not pieced.

It took quite a few unsews, repositionings,

and seam allowance adjustments

 to get it right.

Then the quilt turned into a menacing squid.

 The extra long border pieces needed

for mitered corners,

 turned into tentacles.

They seemed to be dangling and

 tangling everywhere.

It really did take awhile to 

get the corners sewn.

They're not perfect, but

it's the best I could do

while on top of that submarine.

1-2 threads off

 can make a disjointed mitered corner.

I still have the last bit of corner applique

to finish and

 then it's on to the quilting.

Hopefully, 

my squid wrestling days are over.

Until Next Time-

Kyle