progress, at a snail's pace

It's quite possibly my frame of mind,

and not actual fact,

but progress has been pitifully slow around these parts.

I finally managed to finish sewing the rows together and trim the OBW quilt

and made and attached the border.

(my first mitered border!)

Prior to attaching the 3" creamsicle border,

I'd also made a 5 inch border using a scalloped fabric from the same Joel Dewberry line,

but when I put it next to the quilt

well,
let's just say
it didn't add anything.

So - I decided the quilt top was finished as is.

A little smaller than I'd have preferred,

but still quite usable at 59 x 73.

I came up with a plan for the back 

that utilized my already-made border,

but I wasn't loving the idea,

so I scrapped it

and put together a backing

that I am much happier with,

with just 3 large pieces of fabric.

Since my cutting mat was still on the table,
I went ahead and cut my binding strips.
And then,
since they were cut,
I went ahead and sewed 'em up.

~

I (finally!) finished my 110 QAYG blocks on Monday.

(which more accurately should be called QAYP - quilt as you piece - blocks)

then finished trimming them yesterday afternoon,

and spent a few hours last night
and another hour this morning
 adding a bit of hand quilting
to every strip 1 7/8" or wider.

I'd say I've got another 4 hours or so of hand quilting to go,
then I'll join the blocks
and it'll be almost finished :-)

hi, kitty kitty

linking up with Lee and the girls