The plan was to finish all seven quilts. It is still working, although very slowly. There are times when the best plans have to be laid aside for something else. A good friend and neighbor asked me to make a baby quilt for her. Of course, the answer was “yes”. The baby quilt is in process. The plan to finish seven quilts has a small slow down. I am basting the quilts in the evening, but the quilting has stopped until the baby quilt is finished. I showed my neighbor my stash and she chose these fabrics. Usually, I choose a patten and then choose the fabric, but this is doing it the other way. I’ve always wanted to make another quilt like Emma’s quilt. The quilt would be like that one. The fabrics would work with it.
The quilt has nine stars with sashing. The center of the star was cut from four identical triangles. The Ginny Beyer stripe fabric was perfect for this. The problem was to cut 32 identical triangles. The Tucker Trimmer was perfect for this. It has a 45-degree edge with a line down the middle. I cut 36 rectangles from the large stripe. The back of the fabric gave a clearer view of the pattern, so I cut all the pieces from the back side. They fit together perfectly.
When the cutting was done, there was a pile of small triangles. I sewed two together and cut a 2 1/2-inch square. They are in a baggie now and will be put together at a later date for another project.
There was also another stack of cutoffs that will be used later. The blue flowers can be fussy cut for the same project.
The center of the quilt. The small stripe in the Ginny Beyer fabric is the center sashing.
The quilt on the basting frame. The large Ginny Beyer stripe is the outside border. The corners are mitered.
This has been a pleasant delay in my plan to finish ufos. I have two more to baste. The quilting will come later. The Temperature quilt is up to date. One of the best parts of basting the ufos on the basting frame is to plan the quilting pattern while basting.
Have a great day and happy quilting.
Miss Molly quilts 