I am looking forward to going to the Chicago International Quiltfest. I have 2 quilts in the Celebrate Spring Show. It’s also a great place for shopping.
I have been working on two new quilts. One is for Quilt National in which I can’t post because of the rules. Today, I’m putting all of the printed tiles together. This will take some manuevering, since not all of the tiles have printed straight. In hopes to rectify this, I’m going to fuse to interfacing and leave a half inch extra on all sides so that when I sew the tiles together, I will have enough material for a quarter inch seam. Some of the printed tiles barely have a quarter inch around.
My other quilt is for the Hoffman challenge. I love the fabric. I’m doing a self portrait of sorts, but the whole piece is really about progression as an artist. I’m doing alot of fusible applique with tiny bits and pieces. Although there’s no place for the challenge fabric within the main body of the quilt, I hope to use it as either the sashing, border, or binding.