Sharing "The Plan"

At long last (15 hours+), all of the

1974 newspapers and Sears catalog pages

have been removed from the back of the top.

After repairing several more seams,

the top was given a gentle all-over pressing.

And after more hours of pondering and auditioning,

I've chosen four fabrics to form the borders 

 that will enlarge the top to twin size.

(3 from the stash + outer border/newly purchased)

I simply could not add a super-wide border all around 

as initially suggested by the grandson of the maker.

I seriously doubt Ms. Zinnia (his grandmother) 

would have approved of that approach

given the very scrappy nature of her stars.

So a four-part border it shall be.

(click here for the introduction to this project

and click on the '70s quilt' label to see

all previous posts for this one)

With those decisions made, I moved onto the backing.

The three extra stars that were removed from the top

have been framed with the outer border fabric

for insertion into the scrappy pieced back.

Eight of the fabrics were cut from

the backs of said grandson's shirts

while those with post-it notes

were pulled from the stash.

I do believe this eclectic mix 

of plaids, stripes, and prints is very much 

in line with the nature of Ms. Zinnia's quilt top.

Next step will be to cut the fabrics into squares;

piecing the larger squares to increase their sizes

to equal those of the star blocks,

 while also enhancing the scrappy factor.

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Finally, it is almost time to start stitching.

Quiltdivajulie

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“Listen to the silence.  It has so much to say.”

Rumi