{"id":4583,"date":"2021-09-15T15:34:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T22:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=4583"},"modified":"2021-09-15T15:34:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T22:34:58","slug":"the-top-is-finished-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2021\/09\/15\/the-top-is-finished-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The top is finished!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Unfinished<\/a>
\nJust yesterday, this is what my latest quilt top looked like:<\/p>\n

As you can probably see, the center square was complete, but I hadn’t yet attached the borders. Those border sections to surround the outer triangles, which are just pinned in place, weren’t even cut out, as I was still figuring the dimensions of those pieces.<\/p>\n

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\"Feathered<\/a>Today, however, I’ve completed the top! Of course, I almost drove myself to insanity with piecing black fabric to black fabric, using black thread, as I mitered those outer corners. \ud83d\ude09 It’s really<\/em> hard to see well, and my eyes are definitely very tired now. “All” that remains now is to decide on how I want to quilt it, find some backing and batting, and figure out whether I can use something other than black thread. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

\"remains<\/a><\/p>\n

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Just as a fun note, I fussy cut the triangles of the print fabric, as well as the kite shapes. I had just one yard of this beautiful fabric, and this photo shows what was left after I’d cut everything out. LOL! It’s laid out on my wood-grain tile floor, which explains the funny lines in the holes in the fabric.<\/p>\n

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