This afternoon we made an outing of it today and drove across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge over to the (bigger) Joann Fabrics, where I did in fact find a suitable orange batik for Squiddle's quilt! I also purchased a wide flannel backing so that I won't have to stress over seams. And I let myself have one splurge: a yard of this Star Wars fabric. (Wonderful Husband: "Han Solo says gay rights?") It's quirky and I'll never see it again, so.
Last night I got the quilt for my mother basted. (And this morning I steam-mopped the floor to get up any excess spray baste.) I had tried marking circles on the alternate squares with the water-soluble markers I had, but they were old and heading toward dried out, so it was an uphill battle. I got new ones at Joanns, and oh my they made such a difference!
You can kind of see the triple circles I marked (using a dinner plate, a soup bowl, and a small canning ring) to use as guidelines for feather wreaths. I got four quilted before the boys turned in tonight. Thirteen more to go! They're being so easy because there isn't any seamline bulk to fight against. Of course, I had to remember how to do them, so maybe don't look too closely at the first one. ^_^; And in the picture above, you can see the fabric I used for the backing.
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