Of course, that left LOTS of 'holes' where threads had been removed, but a quick spray of water across the 'offending' areas and the holes are gone.
By 9 last night, I had the borders restitched. I was going to do them in white, then considered the off white that I have... then decided that the light gray/silver that I'm using in the sashing looks good so I stayed with it. Just something simple that kind of repeats the inner checkerboard border and the stitching in the white sashing. I'd thought about going over it again a couple of more times with 'looser' /less straight lines and adding 'stars' here and there to represent barbed wire but then decided it wasn't really necessary.
The lines aren't going to be perfectly straight because I'm doing them without the help of a ruler - well, except for the long horizontal lines across the 'top' which is actually the side. But even then, it's more of a loose straight line - I'm not stressing over accuracy.
I might get another row of blocks done today; I might not. I DO have to do SOME housework as we have an insurance rep. coming tomorrow afternoon and hubby has to go to hospital for blood work and a CT scan around noon so there won't be a lot of time to do it tomorrow.
Oh! Before I forget again, I wanted to share the fabrics that I've received in the mail this past week. Erica's Craft & Sewing Center in South Bend, In. is going out of business ( time to retire) and has been offering great deals online.
This was in the first shipment...
I just love fabrics with words on them... these aren't all words - one has moustaches and it's fun!... I also ordered and received a charm pack packed inside this...
Then, later in the week, I received a second order from them....
Just one item this time, but what a fun one.... one yard of fun! So much for my resolve NOT to buy fabric this year lol... aw heck - I broke that resolve a couple of months ago, but I really have been trying to stick to it -- just couldn't resist the great deals on the fun fabrics.
While going through one of my project boxes, I pulled out a set of McKenna Ryan patterns ( Dog Park) that I had bought on a F.A.R.T. (fabric acquisition road trip) over to the Ann Arbor area a few years ago and decided that I could start working on it one block at a time whenever the 'urge' hit me - good use of scraps, too.
Well, there are seven patterns in the quilt but for some reason I only had six... number two was missing. I looked through the box again and again but couldn't find it. It's not like me to buy something like that without having all the block patterns, but apparently I did ( or I just misplaced it). So, anyway, I went online and found a supplier for the missing pattern and also for the embellishments that I didn't even know I'd need. Ordered them and they have now arrived so I can start on them any time.... AFTER I do my RSC and my BOM for April.
Ok, enough stalling... I've got to get some -YUCK- housework done.
take care...
TTYL
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