What I Learned in Recent Days
I'm fmq a quilt for a GGS which has a rectangular pieced center panel. It is then surrounded by many many borders. I have not counted, but there are atleast 9. It is queen size. What did I learn??? Never, never will I ever make a large quilt with so many borders. I chose to use a different quilting pattern for each border. So, do one side to the corner, turn the bulk (the "gorilla") and work to the next corner, wrestle the gorilla, work to the next corner, wrestle with the gorilla. Do this over and over and over again. Do you understand my words, "never, never"?
Needless to say, no more gorillas in my sewing room. I will be so glad when this one is completed. It is turning out great but I will be glad to see it go out the door.
My GGS is now wearing bifocals at 3 yo. The backing fabric has dogs, some wearing glasses. When he saw the fabric, he remarked that the dogs were wearing bifocals. How many 3 yo know about bifocals?