it takes time

the latest quilting class is a big endeavor for me.  not only am I working on a curved pattern for a quilt, but I am also wanted the design to become a duvet cover.  this means that I need 72-10ish inch squares for the center and those get cut into quarters.  so in reality I will need 288 5ish inch squares.  you read that right, two hundred and eighty eight.  this is the largest number of squares I have ever sewed together and I think the largest number of pieces I have ever done!

it's a pretty big deal.  take a look.

this is my small workspace at home.  I have two tables that are 2 x 4 feet that I can arrange most any direction in the living room.  it fits everything just right, with the ironing board, cutting board and sewing machine.  wish it was more glamorous, but I have to work with what I got!

 
the stack of pinned coffee filters to the smaller 8 inch squares. due to my "almost" disastrous cutting mistake, they still fit pretty good.  some are better than others, but there were a few that had a smidge off the side.

 
 
the first half of the cut squares exactly 144 5 inch squares to be sewed together.

 
 
ah...the elusive sketch notebook.  it's not that glamorous either, just a composition book from walmart for 50 cents.  I did add stickers to the outside though.

 
 
a nice stack of sewed circles.  don't they look like little pillows? or naan bread...or even pancakes?  all soft and fluffy just waiting to be pressed.

 
 
and finally three days later, I have some of the top finished.  I laid it out on the bed (before I made it) to see how far it drapes, sizing and overall look in the room.  I think it will match really well!  I am very happy with it. hopefully over the next week I will get the rest of the strips sewn for the last class and then finally sewn together.  then the next step is to quilt the muslin to the top and finally sew the backing to finish.  oh yeah and add snaps.

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