Nothing I can show you until April, but I did spend 8 hours today working with the scan n cut and making 4 blocks for this circus quilt that I am testing. (3 more to go). I am convinced this is the type of thing that ensures one a special place. There are innumerable small pieces that need to be appliqued onto the background blocks. Each block is 14″ square finished. and can have 40 pieces of applique on it. The pieces are put on with a fusible, but someone will need to go back and sew every tiny piece down (after all 9 are fused). or there is a good chance of losing pieces when it is handled and/or washed. This will become a ufo simply because I don’t want – at this point- to sew all the pieces down. I will finish testing the pattern and find it a nice box in which to rest. Maybe someone will want to finish it someday – but I doubt it will be me.
HOWEVER, I have learned the basic steps for my Scan n cut, which is why I agreed to test the quilt. So I’m going to count it a success.
At this point it has been reduced to the point that I can put it away as I have all the pieces cut from it that I need. I have one more block to make and then I will baste the sashing to the blocks to get the photo they want with the report. Then the sashing is coming off and will go into a box with the quilt. And no more testing patterns for at least two months. I can’t say never because I do like to test some of them and they wonderful charity quilts. However, I need to make up a for a lot of time this took. (along with the time I couldn’t walk)
Slowly it is coming together. These squares started at 3.5″ and there are 16 across and 16 rows which gave me 49″ I will add the 1″ border you see on the left and then the 2″ orange border hanging over the top. This will make either a nice size wheelchair/lap quilt or a child’s quilt.
The doctor’s visit today was positive. Look, no boot! However, I do still have to keep the foot up a lot of the day as there is still much swelling. Here were my instructions. “Begin to transition out of the CAM boot. Work on gait formalization, strength, balance, and proprioception” I had to look up that last word. So I’m to add 10% weekly to my walking. Starting point is 5000 steps this week. Nerve pain is okay, muscle pain is not. So still a lot of sitting. But progress is being made.
I’m testing a quilt that will be published in April. It has a lot of applique and I’m learning to use my Scan N Cut with this. But last night I ran out of this backing which is tacky on both sides and makes my life easier, so went over to my favorite store. Guess what? It was 30% off and I had a gift card as well. I love deals like this!
I placed on the back a block with the extra fabrics. It is a pocket, and if I decide to pass it on, the particulars can be written on the black.
You can kind of see the red on this block to get an idea how it was quilted.