I have been working on my summer mystery project that my local quilt guild hosted. Here it is before the last border.
Somehow I made 40 extra (wrongly cut) HST blocks and wanted to use them up in the last border.
And here is the finished quilt top, with the extra blocks in the outside border. Because of my error in a previous step, I just have enough fabric left for the binding.
The pattern is designed by Judy Eckhardt. Her pattern has a proper 4" border around instead of a 2" border that includes all of my mistake blocks!
Now I am thinking about how to machine quilt this project.
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That is really pretty, Kathy! I love the black and red prints you used. Your last border looks like it was meant to be!
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful Kathy. And If you hasn't mentioned no one will know you made a mistake, it turned out as prettier as it could be.
ReplyDeleteeven if you made mistakes it looks great - I hadn't seen the pattern before so no mistake is obvious!!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is beautiful. Love how you used your extra blocks to make such an interesting border. Looking forward to seeing how you quilt it.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beauty, Kathy. I love the reds and butter cream fabrics. The border looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteMistake or not, you've made this quilt your own. I like the idea of adding extra blocks along the top to make quilts rectangular. It looks great.
ReplyDeleteWell done, Kathy! Your description of your sewing process shows how quilters are so creative. Beautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteSometimes mistakes turn into happy accidents and that is the case in this quilt!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt looks wonderful and I’m glad you were able to incorporate the error blocks into it. Very nice idea. Hugs,
ReplyDeleteRaising a toast to happy accidents, scenic routes and conscious design changes. Lovely quilt, Kathy...however the journey the destination is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI do like your creative border.
ReplyDeleteIt turned out great. How clever of you to figure out how to use up the extra pieces.
ReplyDeleteI like your border and how you used what you had. Makes for a more interesting border than just a plain one!
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