24 sailing boats

                         The finished quilt , just as the Olympic's finish to-day.The Red Heart one is ready for

                      machining but I will put it on hold as my Grandchildren are coming to stay.

                                   The quilt is 36" x 24" it will fit a cot or can be made into a wall hanging.

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                             The weather is good to-day so time to spent in the garden this morning

                            digging a few potatoes for dinner. That will leave some ground free for a 3yr old

                              to find the ones I have missed .
                                 enjoy your week
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Joining Quilt as you go

 The joining of two blocks using two strips of fabric on the front and back.

 The front is single thickness and the back is double.The front is machined together with half of the back which is then folded over and hand stitched in place.   

 Once all the single  blocks are join into rows the same process is used to join the rows.

Once this is completed the binding is put on using a similar method.

I will show you the finished quilt before I start on the Red one.

Shadow Quilting

I have now shadow quilted around the boats and I will use Lynne Edwards quilt as you go method to join the blocks together.I will show you that in my next blog as I am off for a swim ( not been for weeks )I will never be an Olympic swimmer.All for now.