The morning after my last post, I made a frustrating discovery. I had been having trouble with alignment on the replacement panels that are marked with 1" instead of 1.5" grid. The reason turned out to be that I was 1/2" off when cutting the panel. So 80% of the pieces in the panels I had spent 2 days applying, had to be re-positioned and re-fused.
That is represented on the photo as the big blank spot of sky to the left of the lady.
I was burnt out on that project, as you might imagine. I went back to working on "Loud". It's a quilt I'm making for a friend that has a rather complex floral outer border. She wants a surprise reveal, so all you get is a sneak peak. It's back basting needle turn except for the bias stems. I estimated that there were around 450 pieces to stitch, and I'm down to basting and sewing the last 16 leaves and 16 dots. I know that I'll be tempted to add more at that point, but will focus on talking myself into adding more details in the quilting.
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Yes, I can see where you need a break from the pixelated quilt, my goodness! And then you jumped over to the complex applique. Impressive! I'm sure your friend will absolutely love what you're making.
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