Saturday 6 October 2012

Lone Star day - post 3

 I've made good progress today.  I have cut out  224 red squares and 56 white squares, and finished making my HSTs, so then I decided to make some of the star blocks just to see what they looked like.  Then I went back to what I should have been doing , and cut the red borders.  I have only sewn on the top and bottom ones so far.

One thing that occurred to me today, after reading what Elizabeth had to say about her Lone Star progress, is that I am going to have to square this beast up 3 times!  I had to do it before adding the red borders,and again afterwards, to make sure the pieced border fits properly and I'll have to do it again at the end.  What was I thinking when I designed this?  I hate squaring up tops, largely cos I really don't have anywhere to lay it out properly (a round table is not the best place!).  I think I need to buy some lottery tickets so I can afford a mansion.

I am happy with my progress today, and happy with what I have achieved in the past 10 months.  Thanks specially to Jayne who co-hosts this and to Elizabeth who has been joining in with us every month. Now the new series of Strictly Come Dancing has just started, so if any one needs me, I can be found in front of the TV.

9 comments:

  1. Squaring up 3 times, ugh! After squaring once I'm good. Beast, that's my new name for my Lone Star. Who said it could grow so large? We are not living in the stone age after all, we do not need these stars to cover dinosaurs! Your friendship stars look wonderful. 54 of them, my brain is still going, goodness gracious. What size of a block are they? They look like 9"?

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  2. Love red and white quilts. They always seem "happy". Squaring up is one of those necessary things that many of us detest but do anyway!

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  3. I'm loving this Lone Star quilt. Beautiful colour combination and the Friendship Star border. Glad to see your progress.

    PS Love those tree blocks! That is a very fun scrappy quilt!

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  4. Sue, your Lone Star is amazing! I love how you are building the border with the red stars...this is a stunning quilt in the making. Good for you!

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  5. Sue, all that squaring up will be worth it. This quilt is going to be an absolutely stunning beauty.

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  6. Wow you have been busy! I think we wish we could all have bigger houses or at least sewing rooms...but I always take back my "wish" when it comes to cleaning day!

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  7. its coming along beautifully :)

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  8. You got a ton of work done. I think it's going to be wonderful.

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  9. That is lots of cutting! It's going to be beautiful.

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