At some point today, I'll add a few lengths of thread into the binding on this BITA quilt. It is a big one and will take a while to get hand stitched down. The quilt is at least 90x90, and our temps are now in the 90's during the day. Thank goodness for the AC house unit!
I realized I had not worked on the cross stitch at all this week, so added some threads to it yesterday. I started with the light parts of the last 'quilt block' and will add the maple leaf colors to it next.
While cutting out more of the Bear Paw blocks this morning, it was time to figure out how many I needed for a double size bed. I'm thinking 80x80? I looked in a few quilting books, then remembered that Bonnie Hunter had some math graphs on her blog under tips and techniques. I looked at a few on-point links and found this one. Very helpful. My blocks are 14 inches finished. That means just under 20 inches on the diagonal. So, a 4x4 setting looks like I need 25 blocks. I have 16 made and just did the initial rough strip cuts for another 4. I'm making two blocks with each of the strip of blue and green. I'll go back and make 5 more blocks from already used fabrics. I think after the setting triangle, I'll add a border on the outside to make it a wee bit bigger to allow for the quilting on it. The graduate will get a box of the blocks (most of them anyway) on Saturday after his graduation from High School. I've got until the end of August to get it completed! The next few months will be very busy, so we will see. A trip to Alaska, one to Vermont, a visit to Tennessee for a college visit with Emily, and I'm busy at work. Life is never dull!
Good news, my Dad is being released from the hospital today. They think it was not a heart attack but rather a buildup of fluid in the body got into the heart. They have it under control for now and are upping his water pill dosage. Big shout out to my 4 siblings who are all handling that with my parents.
Linking up with Kathy and the Slow Sunday Stitchers.
Other hand stitching always goes by the wayside when there is binding to be sewn! Glad you're moving along on the bear paw blocks, too. I forgot about your trip to Alaska - when do you go? So glad they're figuring things out for your dad, too - I'm sure that's a big relief for you!
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