Yup, I’m way beyond part 2!<\/p>\n
Another quilting retreat and finally, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Everything is relatively square border-wise, though on corner is still a little wonky ~ Ah well!<\/p>\n
On to the next burning decision: to “prairie point or not?” After a little research, I find a tip for continuous prairie points and augment it with pairs of points to create a scrappy look befitting my design. They are remarkably easy to assemble (though I hit a snag sizing them), and I zip up the points and painstakingly press throughout Friday night. It’s maddeningly tedious work, but every time I set a strand of triangles to a border, my excitement bolsters my resolve to continue throughout the following day. After the dinner break on Saturday, I finally ‘pillow-top’ the border.<\/p>\n
Moment of truth… reaching inside for the top corners, I hum the theme to ‘Rocky’ as I shake my fabulous quilt of hearts and stripes right side out and run from one end of the room to the other… flying high now!<\/p>\n
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<\/a>I’ve begun to hand quilt it, but really wanted to see what it would look like on the bed. Both sides are really quite stunning and more importantly, it’s kitty-approved. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"