The Double Wedding Ring runner was finished over the weekend but not pressed until Monday. I’m thrilled with how it turned out. Now to baste and quilt it. I’m playing with the idea of quilting around the flowers in the floral print in the centres. It’s only 12″ wide so I think this will be hoop-less quilting as my hoop is too large. Guess that means some serious basting.
Now that I know just how amazingly easy it is to do a DWR using Inklingo templates, I’m going to plan a larger one. I go back and forth between using a pretty floral or maybe even a toile print for the centres and then doing something interesting with the arcs or perhaps something more traditional with a plain centre and some very pretty quilting in the centres. I won’t be starting that for a while so I have lots of time to decide.
This is the beginning of the mini quilt using Drunkard’s Path blocks that I’m going to be working on over the next while. I love these curves!! Stitching these is, to me, like candy — I cannot do just one little block. Even though I want to get the rainbow block done for the sky quilt and started cutting the diamonds out last night, I couldn’t resist piecing a few of these little blocks!
I’m very undecided on the setting of Tropical Punch. I have the pieces cut to connect the 4 blocks but they’re not sewn quite yet.
It poured rain all day Monday and it was chilly. By the weekend they’re saying we may be in the low 20’s. I can’t wait!
As there was absolutely nothing to watch on the roof garden other than rain, the kitties snoozed most of the day.
This picture makes me laugh — we caught Lester cleaning his paw.
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The table runner really came out pretty. I love the idea of one with Toile, I’ll wait patiently while you decide LOL. Drunkard’s Path blocks are fun to do and they are so versitile. Oh, I feel so bad for you, 20’s is just not good spring temps. Good thing you have lots of projects going while you stay indoors.Crispy
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Ya know, I forgot to post a picture of RB on top of the pile of quilts – well the top as it stood when he was perched up there!
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I think toile would be great as the centers but since they are 2 tone it might be harder to decide what color the small pieces should be.
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Wow Cathi!You are getting your fingers into more, and more cookie jars there… sorta speak… 8-)Happy stitchings!
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OH so pretty Cathi and I would be glad to give the tablerunner a home for a bit! LOLThat is quite a pile of printed fabric in the previous post and as you say it’s hard to decide what to do next.Bye the way we have had Flickas in our trees the past few years. They are somewhat like Woodpeckers but also will eat bugs off the ground too.
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OOps spelled the bird’s name wrong…it’s Flicker and here’s a link about them.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Flicker
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Cathi,Lovely!!! I would definitely like to see a Toile DWR – that’s something I have never seen!Always enjoy seeing pictures of your work. Stay warm!
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Look at you and your progress! I took my hexagons on my mini vacation with me but never even got to open my bag. Oh well. Looking at your progress is nice though.
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I enjoy making double wedding ring quilts. Your piece is certainly going to be pretty!
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Cathi..the table runner looks fanastic…you must be so very pleased.
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I see you’re making a Drunkard’s Path, too! It would be easy to get into making a series of those, they can be done so many ways. I’ve enjoyed reading your blog, thanks for visiting mine!
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