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| MINI WAVES 5 1/2" X 4" |
I grabbed my blue scrap bin began by pulling out the shades of blue I would need for the mini. The final tally was 15 different colors! The top is a light gray and gradually moves down to a deep dark blue. I'm always surprised at how many strips and colors are needed and when laid out the length is enormous...until they are sewn together and it miraculously shrinks!
The strips start at 7-8" long and 1-1 1/2" wide. That gives me plenty of space to achieve the curve without having to worry if they are wide enough.
After sewing and trimming each completed wave varies in width. Some might be wide, some might be just a sliver. That's improv! I trimmed the 'top' to 6" x 4 3/4" when I was finished and then had to quilt and bind it.
Simple curved quilting, nothing more. Where I went off the rail was the binding. Maybe not quite off the rail, but I'm still debating if I did the right thing.
Having just finished a quilt where I used a faced binding, I thought that might be a good choice. I modified the the size of the binding and did my best to make it look good! I will say it was a difficult feat! With the bulk of the side seams, it was difficult to manipulate and deal with when it was time to fold the binding to the back. But done is done!
I'm still debating about the binding. I think it would work better if the quilt was larger. I may give it a try when I make a bigger one. We'll see...that could all change!
I've been spending very little time in my sewing room although I have plenty to do. The weather has warmed up which means it's weeding time! There are enough weeds to keep me busy for a couple months it seems. Just when I finish I have to start over again! Can't say I mind it too much. It's nice to get out in the fresh air and dirt again!
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