It is too hot to be out in the garden and march fly season has begun so today was a good day to spend inside tackling one of my unfinished projects:
This is the Quiltville mystery Celtic Solstice, from six years ago. It is a monster of a thing, almost burying the machine. I was interested to see that although I thread-basted it, there are pins around the outer edge. A couple of times recently when I've been basting quilts I have run out of pins and wondered what happened to them all. Now I know where about 100 of them have been hiding!
By searching back through my blog I found that I began the quilting in March 2017. I quilted just the 4-patches with this orange-peel design:
At the time I said, "Once that's done I'll work out what to do with the rest of it." But what really happened was that once that was done I put it aside and didn't touch it again until yesterday. I picked something (relatively) easy to do first, and stitched in the ditch down each side of the narrow neutral border, then quilted ribbon candy along it. Next I will quilt the blue and orange border, but not immediately as the next Frolic mystery clue will come out late tonight.
Like your positive spin on March Fly Season. Your Celtic Solstice prompted me to start doing the annual mystery quilts. It is a great quilt.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, eventually another one to tick of the unfinished quilt list.
ReplyDeleteGo girl and it will be done in no time..
ReplyDeleteOh No 7 and I haven't done 6..
Good work quilting on another mystery. They are big quilts
ReplyDeleteThat is a big quilting job for sure!! I like the orange peel design a lot good luck hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteThat's a great way to start a new year...
ReplyDeletefinish off a project... luv it.
Well done xox
It will be an interesting blanket. You started the New Year nicely - by sewing.
ReplyDeleteMarie