Here's the finished T-shirt quilt top; got it done yesterday. I tried to post the pic on here after it was finished, but had some issues with Google & my tablet and by the time I got it worked out, I didn't feel like blogging.
Got up this morning and heard a yet to be made quilt top calling me. I went and retrieved the tub it's been in for at least two or three years as I accumulated other fabrics to go into it. I bought the original piece - its a preprinted panel - the last time I went to retreat with some of the other guild members.
Anyway, I got the fabrics out of the bin and realized that I needed more---BUT I had just the ones I needed in my fabric stash that I was using for last year's Row by Row--PERFECT!!
It's not done yet. - have about 1/3 left to do and I think I might want to go down to The Hen House to see if she has a rusty red that I can use for the outer border and binding. Here's what I have done so far--two more panel blocks to add to the top after I add the sashing row over the life jacket.
This fabric was also in the bin and I'd like to use it for the backing but there's only a half yard so I'm going to check a couple of quilt shops to see if it's still available.
I think I'm going to put the sandpiper and some of the shells down in the sand areas on the front- just not sure yet how I'm going to do it - I can cut the pieces out of this fabric piece or I can trace & transfer to a piece of light colored (white or pale tan) and then use either fabric paints or thread paint before or after appliqueing them to the quilt top or I can paint them directly onto the 'sand' .....decisions, decisions.
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