The biggest problem with this one, I think, is going to be deciding which boy in the family will get it. I guess it will depend on how big it turns out. Little Ariel doesn't need a big-boy quilt yet, and most of the other grandsons have their big-boy quilts already. But my nephew Ryah's bar mitzvah is coming up in a year from now. This might be a nice gift for him. I know he likes blue. A couple of years ago, I bought him blue Lands End flannel sheets for Hanuka, and he was so happy with them.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
At It Again?
Yes, I'm still trying to work down the blue fabrics in my stash. So I have started a new project--a blue and white string quilt. As you can see, it will have the white center strip, which will make a nice design when it's all put together. Got the first five blocks done this morning, and making them is just the easiest. You just take a strip from the basket, even it up a bit, and sew it onto the one before it. I guess it's called "flip and sew". Or maybe it's "sew and flip"? Am sewing the strings onto a foundation of those Kabnet Wax deli sheets. They tear so easily when it's time to take the paper off. I haven't even needed to change my sewing machine needle to a bigger one, as one would usually do for paper piecing, and if i forget to shorten the stitch length it hasn't been a problem. That paper tears off right away anyway, it's so nice and thin. 
The biggest problem with this one, I think, is going to be deciding which boy in the family will get it. I guess it will depend on how big it turns out. Little Ariel doesn't need a big-boy quilt yet, and most of the other grandsons have their big-boy quilts already. But my nephew Ryah's bar mitzvah is coming up in a year from now. This might be a nice gift for him. I know he likes blue. A couple of years ago, I bought him blue Lands End flannel sheets for Hanuka, and he was so happy with them.
The biggest problem with this one, I think, is going to be deciding which boy in the family will get it. I guess it will depend on how big it turns out. Little Ariel doesn't need a big-boy quilt yet, and most of the other grandsons have their big-boy quilts already. But my nephew Ryah's bar mitzvah is coming up in a year from now. This might be a nice gift for him. I know he likes blue. A couple of years ago, I bought him blue Lands End flannel sheets for Hanuka, and he was so happy with them.
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