I think it is fair to say that Part 8 of the Bonnie Hunter's Easy Street Mystery Quilt involved quite a lot of work, so this is the second instalment of my progress so far. The top is pieced together, and this weekend I put some time aside to choose the borders and the backing.
After letting the cogs in my brain do their bit, I have decided not to add further borders. With the quilt being quite large already, I felt it was large enough, and probably heavy enough, so to finish off the edge of the quilt I have decided to add a very thin, red inset into the binding. The red adds some intensity to the purple and although only very thin, gives a nice outline. I have pieced up the red inset from red scraps from 20cm to 70 cm long, and it is ready to go.
For the binding, I looked to see what I had left over in my stash, and one of the largest pieces remaining was the Sandy Gervais Moda print 'Friendly Folk'. This looked better than the 'neutral', as the red berries and the green foliage on the print added something, and tied in the red inset strip. I have enough of this to go around the entire quilt. Again, it is all pieced together in a strip nearly 9 metres long.
These decisions usually take me a very long time, but in the long run it is rarely time wasted. It also allows the luxury of playing with your fabric stash, as you audition the colours. With the decision not to add borders to the quilt, it slightly altered my plans for the day, as these will be added once Easy Street has been quilted - no plans for that yet.
Meanwhile, I have been able to enjoy the first of the snow for the winter. On Friday it snowed all day, with almost 6" settling, with advice to stay off the roads and many schools and offices closed. With the temperature not rising above 0 degrees, the snow is still about, but slowly thawing.
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| Easy Street Mystery Quilt |
After letting the cogs in my brain do their bit, I have decided not to add further borders. With the quilt being quite large already, I felt it was large enough, and probably heavy enough, so to finish off the edge of the quilt I have decided to add a very thin, red inset into the binding. The red adds some intensity to the purple and although only very thin, gives a nice outline. I have pieced up the red inset from red scraps from 20cm to 70 cm long, and it is ready to go.
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| Plans for Easy Street Quilt Border and Binding |
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| Easy Street Quilt Binding |
Meanwhile, I have been able to enjoy the first of the snow for the winter. On Friday it snowed all day, with almost 6" settling, with advice to stay off the roads and many schools and offices closed. With the temperature not rising above 0 degrees, the snow is still about, but slowly thawing.
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| Snow, January 2013 |
Oh!!!! It's beautiful. I love your choice of colors. I've never done a mystery quilt. I'm afraid I will have put that much time into a project that I might not like when it's finished.
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