I got the last border on the HST quilt. The working title now is "I used to have a box of bonus triangles." It would be a great title, except I still have a box of HST. It's just a smaller box. Anyway, I had to play in the corners or add another round of 3" blocks so the outer edge of 4" blocks would fit, and I just didn't want to do that. And, the quilt doesn't need the additional size. It's plenty big now and VERY heavy.
But, the real magic in this quilt is the "wrong side". And, all those perfectly matched seam allowances. I'm tempted to take it to show and tell tonight, just to show off the wrong side.
But, I was done with that by about 10am. What to do next? Well, Rob had asked for two shirts. And, I felt guilty because I had just made pants out of the last fabric he asked me to make him a shirt out of, so I decided to just go for it. I knew his pattern needed tweaking, so I did that at the same time. I spent Saturday afternoon adjusting the pattern and cutting the fabric. I didn't know how big the collars and collar stands needed to be (I was adapting a camp shirt pattern that has front facings instead of plackets and a single piece collar), so I had to be careful to leave big scraps as I cut. This one is pine trees, with little deer. It's a little Christmassy but in July, when I'm not still working off cookie weight, it probably won't make me think Christmas.
Like the HST quilt, it's the details you don't see that make me the happiest. The collars of both shirts were cut upside down so that when they were applied and folded down, they would be right side up. And, the pocket on the camper shirt...
Uh-huh. I did that.
Everybody have a great day. I think it's cold all over today. Not looking forward to having to leave the house. So, I might work from home. Just because I can.
Y'all have a great day!! Lane
