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interpreting shapes

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started up on this baby again. I finished the straight lines a few months ago, and it has been lingering.

delay of binding

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So, I really hate making binding. I actually hate almost every part of binding that I do by machine (which might explain why I haven't touched this project in more than a week). Sewing it onto the back is soothing, and can be done while drinking a beer and catching up with TiVo.

 

progress update

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So when I wasn't obsessively following a local murder trial, I got some sewing in today:

I picked up the backing for this quilt fabric yesterday from the stitch lab. It's pretty sweet when you walk into the local fabric shop (which I will be able to ride my bike to when I finally buy a bike) and the owner recognizes you. the dark blue isn't quite as dark as it looks in this picture, but you can see the quilting really well. next up: scrappy binding.

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impulsivity

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triangle top – and boomer[

One thing I love about quilting is how multifaceted it can be. Sometimes it involves intense planning, and other times you can just figure it out as you go.

Last week, I was in desperate need of a new project distraction. I had a little bundle of fat quarters from Joel Dewberry's Modern Meadow line that I had picked up at a quilt shop back in February.

I had recently seen this lovely quilt on pinterest, so I grabbed my 60° triangle ruler and just started cutting. Of course, in my impulsivity, I cut a couple of pieces wrong, so there are fewer of the darker prints. But I was rolling with the punches on this one, and I just made as many triangles as I could.

After getting some input on Flickr and from the Austin Modern Quilt Guild, I assembled the top Monday (just barely) before work. My roommate's dog, Boomer, got in on the picture, and he's just too cute to crop out!

Nuts and bolts: This will finish at about 28"x42" and will probably become a wall hanging? I'm really not sure yet.

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