I literally have my work cut out for me. All the fabric is cut out for Ethan's clamshell quilt. THAT took a long time! I spread out all of the pieces, and it is going to be a pretty big quilt. I "fussy cut" the peacocks and positioned the pieces together, so the bodies are more or less intact. I added some Liberty peacock fabric in the mix and I like the result. I carefully stacked all of the pieces in order, and am sewing one row at a time.
I am already done with two rows. If I keep going at this pace, I will finish the quilt in less than two months. Not bad! I am also making a Liberty sampler quilt along with my mom-in-law. We both love Liberty fabric and were deeply inspired by this quilt. The directions to our first block can be found here. I might make my first block today. I made Dacia's delicious chicken salad for lunch today and can't wait to eat it. Hope you all had a restful weekend.
5 comments:
The quilt is awesome!
We used to make this chicken salad all of the time back when I was in highschool. We used grapes instead of raisins, but otherwise, it seems like the same recipe. Yummy!
Love the clamshell quilt!! Where did you find the pattern/instructions for making it? I've never seen one of them before! It's going to be gorgeous!
Sarah, I used a 4" clamshell template. I used the same template for the fabric and the paper piecing. You can find them here: http://www.quilttemplates.com
Yummy it was, in the tummy it is. Thanks for making all these blankets to keep us warm in this everlasting winter!
Aaron
Wow...that's it...getting the mermaids out! :)
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