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Thursday, 6 November 2014

cuzco update

It's been a long time since I updated you on the progress of my Cuzco stained glass quilt.  The last post was back in June when I said I'd finished all the blocks.  I had, but I decided to double the size of the quilt and so made all the blocks again.  I finished them during a guild meeting in the summer and they've sat waiting for me ever since.


It was high time I did something with them, I was sick of moving them from cutting table to ironing board to sofa and back again!  I had the house to myself last Saturday so I set myself up on the dining room table and spread the blocks out on the living room floor (it's open plan, I can't see through walls).


Time for sashing!

All sashed and rows sewn together.  Now I have to square it up (it's nowhere near square or even at all!), then add the wide borders.  I'm really nervous about this step as I really don't know how to go about squaring it up.  It's a twin sized quilt (I think!), though to me that means a single bed quilt.  I'm determined not to let this sit for another 4 months, so watch this space.
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10 comments:

  1. pennydog6 November 2014 at 10:06

    I wish I could help with squaring up but I am terrible at it, so much so I just trim it with scissors by eye now and to hell with it lol Looking great though!!

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  2. Rachel6 November 2014 at 13:24

    It looks as though you've made a lot of progress!

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  3. Sandra :)6 November 2014 at 14:22

    That's a gorgeous flimsy (hard to get photos of them when you have to use the floor - I have the same problem - it would help if we were 7' tall and could photograph the entire thing from up high, lol) - what are you using for the borders?

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  4. Sarah in Stitches6 November 2014 at 15:04

    It looks great! I love the colors and the design :D

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  5. Cheryl6 November 2014 at 17:01

    I love all of the colors paired with the solid sashing. Are you going to use the same color on the borders as you used in the sashing?

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  6. margaret6 November 2014 at 17:20

    this looks pretty amazing to me I am sure you will square it up and it will soon be on a bed

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  7. Pam @Threading My Way6 November 2014 at 21:42

    Looking good, Wendy!!! No advice from me on squaring a quilt. I just eyeball it, so not accurate at all.

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  8. Fiona6 November 2014 at 22:18

    I love this one Wendy... the colours are so lovely together...
    Hugz

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  9. Jane7 November 2014 at 06:30

    I'd forgotten about these. They've come together well, can't beat an open floor like that

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  10. quirkyhannah9 November 2014 at 09:43

    That looks lovely! Sorry can't help with squaring it up as it turns out I'm even rubbish with small things despite trying using a ruler... can't wait to see it finished :)

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