Just as I was completing making blocks and sewing them into a bed-sized top, I heard from a special person with medical issues. I need a sofa quilt and I need it fast!
First, I thought of eliminating several rows from the bed-sized top (pictured here) but I couldn’t force myself to unsew all those hand stitches. The next option was start from scratch cutting and making blocks. Since all the batik fabric is still on my table from working on this Batik Winding Ways top, I started cutting more pieces for a sofa quilt. UGH!
I prefer to stitch this pattern by hand and I’ve managed to finish 1/2 of the blocks. I wish there was a way I could have the quilt finished within a month but I realize it just can’t happen. The quickest finish of a handmade sofa quilt I can hope for is 6 months. I could make this quilt faster by incorporating a sewing machine but it wouldn’t be as nice and I want to be proud of the quilt I produce.
So, I set aside my queen-size Batik Winding Ways quilt to make a sofa -sized one. The blocks should (might) be finished next week (fat chance!) when I’ll decide on borders and begin hand quilting.
My work is literally cut out for me! I’m learning there should be at least one finished sofa quilt in stock to gift when an urgent need arises.
Shirl