{"id":2158,"date":"2014-06-10T18:47:35","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T23:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/?page_id=2158"},"modified":"2015-02-26T17:50:04","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T23:50:04","slug":"urban-renewal-started-june-2014","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/?page_id=2158","title":{"rendered":"2014 – Urban Renewal Sofa Quilt"},"content":{"rendered":"

06\/10\/14:\u00a0 <\/strong>Began this quilt last night using leftover hexagon scraps from the ‘Grandmother’s Flower Garden’ quilt top.\u00a0 This pattern is commonly known as ‘Inner City’ but since I’m literally using trash to make the English Paper Pieced units, I’m renaming it ‘Urban Renewal’.\u00a0 It does remind me of a city landscape coated with fresh, bright paints.<\/p>\n

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06\/20\/14\u00a0 <\/strong>Got all the pieces cut for this quilt.\u00a0 I’ll probably have extras for either a baby or dog quilt.\u00a0 I like having those on hand for quick, impressive gifts.\u00a0 The units roughly laid out currently measure 45″ x 24″.\u00a0 It grows each day!\"SAMSUNG<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

9\/9\/14\u00a0 <\/strong>I work on this quilt top nearly every day and it’s slow going.\u00a0 This is how it looks now and measures 52″ x 60″.\u00a0 I’m considering adding another row or two, then straightening the edges with black pieces and adding a black border.\u00a0 It will be a nice size sofa quilt.\u00a0 Because of the amount of work involved, this quilt may live at my house instead of being gifted.<\/p>\n

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10\/05\/14:\u00a0 <\/strong>Finished straightening the edges with black partial units and stitched on a black border.\u00a0 I still need to miter the corners of the border and decide what I want to do next to this top…. Do I add a pieced border?…. or another solid border?…. or leave it with a single black border?\u00a0 Then comes the decision of what backing, quilting design(s) and binding to use.\u00a0 Decisions, decisions, decisions.<\/p>\n

For a picture tutorial, see http:\/\/www.shirlsu.com\/?p=2315<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

10\/22\/14:\u00a0 <\/strong>After auditioning several borders, I’ve settled for Flying Geese.\u00a0 I like the extra size it adds to this top.\u00a0 The top now measures 62″ x 78″.\u00a0 It should be big enough for sofa snuggling.\u00a0 Hoping to sandwich and hand baste it soon.<\/p>\n

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11\/03\/14:\u00a0 <\/strong>Hand basting is done and quilting has begun! For those interested in the details, I\u2019m using Hobb\u2019s Poly-Down batting and a light grey and black \u2018stone\u2019 108\u2033 wide backing (trimmed).\u00a0 The thread is black YLI Quilting 40\/3 ply.\u00a0 The needles for this project are R.J. Roberts Betweens, size 7 and size 8 (depending on what I grab from the pincushion).\u00a0 I always use Crayola Washable Markers to draw my quilting guide lines.\u00a0 They\u2019re readily available, cheap and wash out completely.\u00a0 My 36 years experience with these markers proves to me they are stable, leave no residue and wash out without returning.\u00a0 I won\u2019t risk my handmade quilts to anything else.<\/p>\n

12\/17\/14:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>At every step and turn, it was surprising how challenging the Urban Renewal quilt has been.\u00a0 This may explain why there are few to be found in the ‘wild’.\u00a0 I love that it’s unusual and proud it is complete.<\/p>\n

The body of the quilt was hand pieced, using the English Paper Piecing method.\u00a0 I straightened the uneven sides of the body with Kona black fabric before adding the flying geese border which was assembled on a vintage (1925) Singer 66 treadle sewing machine.\u00a0 The border was hand stitched to the quilt.\u00a0 The binding was made with black, deep red and blue with gold flecks fabric.\u00a0 All fabric, with exception of the backing, was from my stash.\u00a0 Even the thread and Hobbs Poly-down batting came from supplies already on hand.\u00a0 The backing is wide gray with black Marblehead fabric (manufactured by Fabri-Quilt) and the quilting was done with black YLI hand quilting thread.\u00a0 The label was hand embroidered.<\/p>\n

This sofa-sized quilt finished at 60″ x 75″; large enough to tuck under a chin and still have toes covered.<\/p>\n

Although I’ve been asked by several people to gift this quilt to them, this baby is MINE!!<\/p>\n

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