quilting monday: finished top!
The piecing is far from perfect, but I still think this looks really cool. A word of advice if you're thinking of making one of these, the directions call for 1/4" seams on the story lines, but I'd suggest using 1/8" or a teensy bit bigger, to avoid this:
It happened on all of them, so I don't think it's my lack of piecing skill. It's not an insurmountable problem, but you can avoid a lot of hassles with narrower seams. Now for the quilting (gulp). The binding is going to be bright orange, and I'm thinking of making the quilting the same color, but I'll have to do a few test swatches first.
Thanks for your comment about the Stresso Tablets - it's wonderful to have sons who send messages to stressy mothers, isn't it?
I love your quilt. When I first saw the design in the book I thought it looked like some amazing genetic mapping diagram.
Posted by: Jane | October 10, 2005 at 11:00 AM
Hi. Love your quilt. It's definitely on my list of things to make. Thanks for the tip!
Posted by: Ling | October 10, 2005 at 02:59 PM
Okay, which book are you using? Gawd, that looks awesome!!!
Posted by: LadyLinoleum | October 10, 2005 at 03:33 PM
wow, this is fantastic. can we have some closeups of the fabric story squares you used. love it.
Posted by: kath | October 10, 2005 at 08:27 PM
I agree, this is absolutely beautiful and thankyou for your whisky in the cocoa tip.
I think I'll be having some of that.
Posted by: lyn | October 11, 2005 at 02:03 PM
Amazing!
Posted by: Kim | October 23, 2005 at 05:50 PM