As I am adding one of the long borders, I noticed that something didn't seem right... OOPS! I missed adding an inner border!! There's only scraps of the background fabric left so if I had tried to go back and add the missing border, it would have involved lots of piecing. At this point, I just wanted this quilt top to be done and over with - I've only been working on it since January - time to call it done. I don't think most people will even notice it, especially once I quilt it.
It is what it is - DONE!
Last week, I went on my second row-by-row road trip with my cousin, Cathy, and our quilt guild friend, Joyce. This time, Vicki was able to join us. We hit six shops this time ( only three the week before). I was not only collecting the free patterns for the row-by-row quilt that's currently going on in several states across the nation, I was purchasing fabric for next year's AQS group challenge.
I can't remember if I've mentioned it in previous posts or not. Our guild decided to use letters as our theme this time around. A small baggie with all the letters of the alphabet was passed around to the members to draw from. We can use the letter itself or we can do something related to the letter ( i.e. A could be an apple, accordian or acorn for example). I drew the letter 'U' and wasn't sure what I could do with it at first... immediate thoughts were Umbrella and Unicorn... thought about unique but couldn't figure out how to use that in a quilted wall hanging (size is to be 36" wide by 48" tall).
Once I started thinking about unicorn, The Unicorn Song by the Irish Rovers started running through my head - CONSTANTLY!! I've gotten the pattern worked out in my head for the most part... thought about using the unicorn for the center of the quilt and then printing the names of the other animals (green alligators, long necked geese, humpty backed camels, etc) scattered throughout the background (sky) - changed my mind on the animal names. I think I'll only include a couple of the other animals .. like the alligators, but then I'm going to try and make the camels and maybe a cat or a rat out of clouds ( you know how you can look at clouds and see different shapes in them? - that's what I'm talking about). I'm also planning on including a panda bear in a patch of bamboo in memory of Joan Mason, a fellow guild member who recently passed away.
Anyway, I was able to find and purchase most of the fabrics that I'll be needing for the Unicorn quilt while out of the roadtrip. I still need something for the unicorn itself - silk has been suggested but I'll have to wait and see. I want something that's a little shiney but not TOO shiney and it has to be easy to work with - I don't want to have to use fusible ( i.e. Heat n Bond) and I don't want something that's so sheer that it will need lining to prevent the background from showing through.
I've purchased some heat set crystals for the rain... but they are round and I wasn't sure they were what I want so I went on Amazon.com and found some teardrop shaped crystals. I couldn't tell from the pic whether they have holes in them so that they can be sewn on or if they will need to be glued on. Heck, I'm not even sure they're going to be the right size - will find out when they arrive either today or tomorrow.
I'm also collecting yarns for the unicorn's mane & tail.... I want bright and colorful. So far, I have eyelash yarn in hot pink and deep purple (found in clearance sale). I'd like some yarn with 'knots' in it and maybe some with sequins or something similar. I don't want to have to buy skeins of each - would LIKE to find people to donate a length of their scrap yarns.
Still need to find a fabric for the alligators, too.
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