Saturday, July 6, 2013

Another border




I finished the next to last border on the Blogger's BOM. I quilted a scroll which is relatively easy. The hardest part is making sure the direction of the curl alternates properly.  I seem to want to sew the scrolls in the same direction.  I've had problems in the past keeping the size of each scroll consistent.  This one was easy.  I used the width of the piano keys as a guide. It really worked out well.

I thought I would have more quilting done by now but the holiday as well as my work schedule seemed to throw me off.  I've started stitching in the ditch in the piano key border.  It seems a bit time consuming but I'll be happy when it's done!

 
As you can see, Lily likes the quilt so far! She thinks it's a great spot to lay down for a rest!

As usual, I will be linking up at Leah Day's Free Motion Friday page which you can see here.

Hope you're having a wonderful holiday weekend!

14 comments:

  1. Really nice work. You will be so happy when you get this finished.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks, Karen! You're so right! This quilt is taking me forever!!

      Delete
  2. Great idea to use the piano keys as spacers for your swirls.
    Stay cool!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks! So sick of having the A/C running all the time. I want some nice dry air!!

      Delete
  3. Your scrolls look fantastic to me, rosemary! Soooo lovely...you are really progressing so well with your quilting...Hugs, Julierose (just about dog-sat out here!! LOL)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you! It surely is a learning process! Hope the dog is easier today!

      Delete
  4. The scrolls look great and that's a good tip to use the piano keys as a guide for the size!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks, Sharon. It was so much easier than marking the quilt. Those piano keys came in handy!

      Delete
  5. Like that scroll...you did a great job on that. I find scrolls really challenging, always get confused re the direction.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks! Glad I'm not alone! I always have to remind myself what direction to make the next scroll!

      Delete
  6. I really like this and it's inspired me to try scrolls next :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I think you'll be surprised at how easy they are! Let me know how it goes! Thanks for visiting!

      Delete
  7. I've done that same scroll and had the same problem. I'm glad I'm not the only one. Yours look great!

    ReplyDelete

Quilting State Fair Sampler

 I'm ready to quilt my son and future daughter-in-law's quilt. It's so big that I loaded it in 2 steps. This is how it looks aft...