Hope’s Journey – A Flimsy!

A few weeks back I had designated Friday as the day of the week to post “focus for the finish” projects and I’m thrilled to present my Hope’s Journey as a complete quilt top!!!

As mentioned on Wednesday, I had my heart set on a pieced border and really wanted to play around with the log cabin blocks in chapter twelve to create an unusual border for my quilt. I’m so happy that I stuck to my plan and put the effort in for a more unique finish, as it not only made the quilt top larger but I think it reflects more of my personality as well.

I didn’t want to wait until next week to share some photos of my quilt top but the weather just wouldn’t cooperate today. We are still experiencing gusty winds and blowing flurries, not very conducive to quilt tops on the clothesline.

The wind was just whipping that poor quilt top right off the line and I finally had to give up trying to get a good picture. I tried taking one photo on my queen size bed but the borders just hung down too far to get a good view of them. I eventually had to resort to taping the quilt to the only wall in the house that was large enough, which also gave me enough space to stand back for a full shot of the entire top. It was either that or suffer the winds and walk over to the studio to use the large design wall there, and I was already too chilled to the bone to do that.

I just measured out my leftover fabric and I have enough of that lovely shade of blue used in the center feathered star to make my binding and I’m hoping that I’ll have something in the studio stash to use as a backing.

As I add another top to the ever-growing pile ready to be quilted, I have my fingers crossed for the warming trend predicted for next week to become a reality. I see weeks of standing at the longarm frame in my near future…

until next time, love carol xox