Summertime has left us ver dry and on water restrictions here in the south a total outside water ban and has made me think of my flower garden quilt which is moving along nicely, still a lot or work left especially the borders, but Rome wasn't built in a day. I'm pleased this does not need a water just tender loving care.
The preparation is always the most work,
Since I wrote this draft there has been a lot of progress to my flower garden quilt and the blocks are nearly done. Then it will be onto the borders . After this last block here I just have one more row which are prepared ready to sew.
The preparation is always the most work,
I have been working on the one of the last blocks where the gap is. This has thin bias strips which are simple when you know how. Here is how I do this when I have my bias bars handy.
insert the bias bar into the strip that has already been seen 1/4" in from the fold on the sewing machine. You then get the iron and fold the stitched raw edge over the bar I then turn on steam and steam this down, you may need to get a pair of small sharp scissors and trim this away from the other edge so it will then sit flat when you stitch down. I'll post photos of me doing this tommorrow.
