Saturday, February 16, 2013

Why did I put this off, exactly?

I have a few in-progress quilts (from wall hanging- to twin-size) that I am determined to get done this year.

So, I pulled out my second top from my class with Elizabeth Hartman—a Looptastic mini. The first was my Owl Eyes mini, finished six months ago shortly after the class.

I already had 2 of the rings completed—only the green one was left. That was three days ago. And I had to go buy and pre-wash the background fabric—Kona Natural was what I went with. One of the blues has a neutral that perfectly matches the natural. I have a horrible time with neutrals, I don't seem to like any of them!


As you can tell, the circles are not perfect. I actually cut apart the green twice, trying to get a circle instead of an oval. After carefully examining the photos in the book, I see those aren't perfect either.

The applique was much, much easier than I expected.

I found something in my stash that I will be using for the back:


The selvedge isn't stamped to the line—I think it is Wild Thyme by P&B Textiles. I love this fabric and am questioning my choice to put it on the back—but I bought it several years ago when my favorite LQS went out of business and haven't touched it yet. I really do not want to buy anything else. It is time to cut into this!

Linked to:
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5 comments:

  1. Your circles look great! Perfect backing fabric too. Go ahead, cut into it ; )

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  2. I think they look lovely! I don't know that I'd brave circles. The backing is a perfect match!

    Visiting from Show and Tell. Hope you had a great day.

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  3. The circles are so cool and I love that backing. That Wild Thyme line is awesome! We have almost used up all the seedpod prints we have from the line.

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  4. !!! That orange fabric with the circles takes my breath away!
    I want to wrap it around me and wear it for days! LOL

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