Day 210 of 2022

It didn't rain today so, as promised, here is my finished Swoon quilt top.

 

Day 209 of 2022

I decided that I didn't want to leave the Swoon quilt 90% done

 and start working on the longarm. 

With only the borders left, it seemed like an easy task. 

That would have been the case if my regular machine 

weren't having tension issues. 

I tried everything I know to try to fix it 

but after ripping out a couple seams, 

I decided to pack that machine away for a trip to the repair shop

 and go a different route. 

Out came Little Lady, my featherweight machine. 

She did a fabulous job and the borders are done. 

If there is no rain tomorrow, 

I'll get a picture of the top out on the shed.

 

Day 206 of 2022

The final four. 

There won't be enough room on my design wall

 until I shift a few things around

 so here they are stacked upon one another. 

 

Day 205 of 2022

The trimming is all done

 and the real construction of the last four Swoon blocks can begin.

 

Day 203 of 2022

Swoon blocks one through five.

 

Day 202 of 2022

Swoon block number two is done as are numbers three, four and five. 

I'm going to have to find a large space to get a photo of all the blocks together. 

Four more will make the nine I need.

They should go faster now that I have a few of the kinks ironed out.

 

Day 197 of 2022

It's the third day in a row to post a picture of this quilt progress, 

but today I used a new-to-me method for cutting half square triangles apart. 

Camille Roskelley (designer of this quilt) posted this tip 

so I had to give it a try because there are so many triangles. 

I have to say it worked really well.

 

Day 196 of 2022

All cut and ready to go. 

I look forward to getting lost in the rhythm of piecing.

 

Day 195 of 2022

My test Swoon block is finished and came out fine. 

It feels safe to cut out the rest of the pieces for the remaining blocks. 

I can tell you though that the directional fabrics I have picked

 and the seam pressing were nightmares.

 I will be working on solutions for those issues.

 

Day 193 of 2022

I started cutting fabric for my Swoon quilt, 

but not before I figured out that all of my fat quarters are too short

 to get the required pieces cut from them. 

I am not willing to switch gears and pick out all new fabrics for this project, 

so I did the math to slightly alter the size of the blocks

 in order to use my original fabric pull. 

Now I am cutting the pieces needed for just one block

 to verify that I have figured everything out properly.

 

Day 164 of 2022

Camille Roskelley of Thimble Blossoms

 is having a sew along for her Swoon quilt soon. 

I selected these fabrics about six and a half years ago

 with the intention of making one. 

I even wrote myself a note, like I do, so I know what I was thinking.

 It seems that I am of the personality type

 that is more likely to complete a project

 if I join something like a sew along for accountability. 

My plan is to join and see how it goes.