Friday, July 24, 2015

Improv in slow motion

Rough draft 5
I can't believe that I have been home from Madeline Island for a month.  I pinned my grey/orange piece up on a small design wall rather than my large wall because I had to work on a swap piece that has a deadline.  I managed to finish the top for that project, and I'm putting off quilting it because I like it a lot and don't want to mess it up.  Once its delivered I'll post pictures, but for now its under wraps.
 
Rough draft 7
Since its finished, I went back to the grey/orange piece, and it migrated over to the bigger design wall, which I can see from my sewing machine.  My friend Debbie is visiting from Florida, and a simple "what if we...." led to a renewed energy to finish this piece.  What if is a very powerful question. That, and a seam ripper is my best friend.  So here's what it looked like when we rotated it and moved it to the new board:
(draft 5)
Not quite as rough but not quite done
And left, after a few more changes.

I think I have moved almost every piece around except for the center section, which was sewn together before I came home.  

 And today, I cleaned that up a bit as well.  
Its not done yet, but I really like where its going.  
Sorry this is so photo heavy, but putting it on all the blog helps me keep track of the progress as well.  And maybe, just maybe, I'll quilt my mini swap piece soon.

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