Rosyhf

Row 5 and getting ready for row six. We are now doing a mirrow image of the snake. I manage to do six blocks a day, at a time, block them and put them on the board, then I start the other six and do at least 6 strips and then I quit.

I got an early start today and just finished these six and haven't started on the other six yet.

I have finished all the Perry Mason series on Netflix. I have been watching them a couple of weeks or so and have now switched to Sherlock Holmes who I love too. I am watching some that I haven seen before.

Rosyhf

This quilt is not hard yukno? It's just sewing strips and strips and putting the blocks together ...

Rosyhf

Row six and just two more to go and then it's on to the inner borders. There was never any boredom or tired of working on it feelings. Everyday, I wanted to work on it and I think the key is knowing when to quilt.

I would do six block and then the first six strips of the next set of six blocks, so the next day I only have 10 strips to go and they go fast as I have all my strips organized. I am watching Sherlock Holmes and I don't even know where the time goes.

I take breaks to do small things here and there, go outside with the dogs and sit a spell and watch all the lovely greenery and the sky and then I am refreshed again for the next stint of sewing.

I think putting it on the board and seeing the progress has a lot to do with my attitude toward all the sewing.

Jammin' Jane

Rosy, do you sleep?
Your quilt is growing and growing so rapidly!
It's impressive!
I love it!

Rosyhf

Lol Yes I do sleep. I will finish the quilt today and start the borders tomorrow. will post later.

charismah

It's looking great! If I had time I would start cutting and piecing one myself! Maybe during Christmas break! But I love yours..it is turning out very nice!

Rosyhf

Thanks Charismah, here are all the blocks done. the last row is laying on the floor so they are a bit crooked. I will start to sew the rows together now and see how far I get. I find that I don't have to move anyblock around as all the values seem to be ok as I put them and the color doesn matter...I have to say this is one of the easiest quilts to make really, no trouble at all.

#1piecemaker

I love your quilt block and I love your Rose Fairy!!! Keep goijng. Can't wait to see the finished product!!

Rosyhf

I sewed the blocks and rows together last night, I just couldn't wait. I love the way this quilt turned out. I can actually see ripples of water, it's playing tricks with my eyes lol. I imagine the dark is the snake and the light is the river, imagination is funny lol.

I have errands to do today so I won't get back to sewing on the border until later this afternoon. So far I have sewed together 2,304 pieces. It seems like a lot but it doesn't feel that way. 48 blocks and 48 piece in each block.

Remember I said I have a limit of how much I cut at one time? It turned out that I had actually cut enough of the darks and still have some left over, who knew? I just had to cut very little more of the lights. The reds and the rose bud, I had to keep cutting as I ran out, there are a lot of those lol.

The border is going to be a piece of cake. I will do the inner border today for sure. It's just squares of light.

It was easy to put the blocks and rows together. Thank goodness for the board. I took down two blocks sewed them together and opened them up. I did the two more and kept adding to the row. Then I put the row back on the board and did the other row. I then sewed those two rows together and put them back on the board, so that made two rows sewed together.

I continued this way and then sewed the sets of two rows together and so on. I made sure to look at my chart to make sure I had them turned the right way. I did that every time I handled a row and there were no mistakes, thank goodness.....ok off to do errands

Rosyhf

I have finished putting the inner border on just now. I have been gone all day but really wanted this step done.