Thanks to the Nancys (Near Philadelphia and In Wisconsin), I got out of my funk regarding Meadowbrook Farm. Actually, thanks to all of you who encouraged me to starch, press, re-think, finish, send it away, or put it up on a shelf in a brown bag forever. You were ALL right! I must admit I was very close to opting for the last suggestion, but gave it one last try.
I got out my Mary Ellen’s Best Press and sprayed the blocks like mad. I steam pressed them with a hot iron, and that alone made them look a hundred times better than the floppy mess they had been to start with. Those doggone wovens I used not only stretch a lot, but ravel like crazy after all the handling they have been through. The back of these blocks look like a bird’s nest, so I won’t be sharing a picture of that!
I had just enough fabric to make a lattice, and it made all the difference! My idea is to put on a sage green narrow containment border and then add a light print outer border. The postman should be delivering some border fabric in the next week. What I ordered was the background print in the first block in the third row. The finished quilt should be lap sized, and sort of subtle with the light colored low contrast border. My thought was to have the blocks stand out better that way. No idea where it will go, or how I will have it quilted, but it is indeed on its way to being finished.
Here is a smidgen of my Web Sampler. The instructions left out the part about what size to cut the corner triangles, so I have been straining my math challenged brain to figure out the formula for making them. I vaguely recall that to figure it out you need the divide the diagonal measurement of the block by something, then add on a fraction of something else. I am a dunderhead at math, but I hope I have other redeeming qualities.
I finally gave up and asked Lisa how to do it, and of course she had a link where everything was explained.
Thank heaven for blogging friends! You all have chipped in to help me out this week!
Oh! I meant to share this extremely rare photo of Ozzie being a good boy. Here he is sitting next to his food dish, waiting for his dinner.
56 responses to “What A Difference A Day Makes”
Well, I certainly think your Meadowbrook Farm turned out great, at least from this angle! Aren’t you glad you persevered? I have to get some of the Best Press stuff too. And, now you have went and motivated me to get going on my Websampler again. I started cutting out the finishing kit and thought, “yuk” and quit. But I think I might go back to it this weekend. And, Ozzie, how could you not love little Ozzie???
Well, I certainly think your Meadowbrook Farm turned out great, at least from this angle! Aren’t you glad you persevered? I have to get some of the Best Press stuff too. And, now you have went and motivated me to get going on my Websampler again. I started cutting out the finishing kit and thought, “yuk” and quit. But I think I might go back to it this weekend. And, Ozzie, how could you not love little Ozzie???
Beautiful quilt top. Sweet Ozzie. What is Best Press? Is that a spray starch?
Beautiful quilt top. Sweet Ozzie. What is Best Press? Is that a spray starch?
Hi Nicole,
The Meadowbrook Farm quilt turned out beautifully! It *is* wonderful to get advice from our blogging friends.
And Ozzie, how can you not love him!
Hi Nicole,
The Meadowbrook Farm quilt turned out beautifully! It *is* wonderful to get advice from our blogging friends.
And Ozzie, how can you not love him!
I’m glad you didn’t put it in a bag and hide it on a shelf somewhere. It looks wonderful! Ozzie is so cute patiently waiting for his dinner. What a good boy! *s*
I’m glad you didn’t put it in a bag and hide it on a shelf somewhere. It looks wonderful! Ozzie is so cute patiently waiting for his dinner. What a good boy! *s*
Meadowbrook Farm is just wonderful…I love that Mary Ellen’s…does the trick for me every time. You’re doing the same finishing kit that I am for WS…I’m tearing my hair out with those directions…I have one more row of blocks to sew together and the middle will be done…then I’m going to hold my breath for that triangle border…oh I hope it fits.
Love at that sweet Ozzie boy!
Meadowbrook Farm is just wonderful…I love that Mary Ellen’s…does the trick for me every time. You’re doing the same finishing kit that I am for WS…I’m tearing my hair out with those directions…I have one more row of blocks to sew together and the middle will be done…then I’m going to hold my breath for that triangle border…oh I hope it fits.
Love at that sweet Ozzie boy!
I’m glad you didn’t put it in a bag and hide it on a shelf somewhere. It looks wonderful! Ozzie is so cute patiently waiting for his dinner. What a good boy! *s*
I’m glad you didn’t put it in a bag and hide it on a shelf somewhere. It looks wonderful! Ozzie is so cute patiently waiting for his dinner. What a good boy! *s*
Your Meadowbrook Farm is fabulous. Definitely worth the effort you put in.
Ozzie is adorable waiting so patiently for dinner — totally irresistible.
Your Meadowbrook Farm is fabulous. Definitely worth the effort you put in.
Ozzie is adorable waiting so patiently for dinner — totally irresistible.
It does look great. You were right to finish it. What a good boy, Ozzie.
It does look great. You were right to finish it. What a good boy, Ozzie.
Looks marvelous, my friend! I’m glad you stuck to it! Look at that Handsome Boy!
Looks marvelous, my friend! I’m glad you stuck to it! Look at that Handsome Boy!
I didn’t know that you had to know what you were doing with a quilt in order to make it!!! I have so many quilts that I’ve made just because I wanted to. They all seem to find a home.
You must need to start more projects. You have empty containers! How many quilts have you finished in the last few weeks? And they’re gorgeous too!
I didn’t know that you had to know what you were doing with a quilt in order to make it!!! I have so many quilts that I’ve made just because I wanted to. They all seem to find a home.
You must need to start more projects. You have empty containers! How many quilts have you finished in the last few weeks? And they’re gorgeous too!
Your quilt looks wonderful. I’m glad you put it together. Ozzie looks so sweet sitting there, patiently waiting. Who would ever guess that there’s another side to him?
~Adrienne~
Your quilt looks wonderful. I’m glad you put it together. Ozzie looks so sweet sitting there, patiently waiting. Who would ever guess that there’s another side to him?
~Adrienne~
Another beautiful quilt top finished, you are amazing.
And Ozzie, we all love Ozzie, he is sooooo cute!
Have a happy 4th!
Another beautiful quilt top finished, you are amazing.
And Ozzie, we all love Ozzie, he is sooooo cute!
Have a happy 4th!
Your quilt is going to be beautiful! So glad you persevered!
Are you sure that’s not a cardboard cutout of Ozzie? LOL!
Your quilt is going to be beautiful! So glad you persevered!
Are you sure that’s not a cardboard cutout of Ozzie? LOL!
I love that top quilt…I’m just sorry to hear it’s given you grief. Hope you like it a lot better now and I bet you will love it when it’s done.
I love that top quilt…I’m just sorry to hear it’s given you grief. Hope you like it a lot better now and I bet you will love it when it’s done.
Oh, I’m SO proud!
Oh, I’m SO proud!
It looks great! Trust that Nancy near PA to come up with a way to salvage anything. Was it bias edges that caused a problem?
It looks great! Trust that Nancy near PA to come up with a way to salvage anything. Was it bias edges that caused a problem?
That looks great. I knew you’d finish it. 🙂
That looks great. I knew you’d finish it. 🙂
Well, it sure was nice to see a picture of Ozzie being good. Thank God we don’t have to set up cameras on the floor with blasting powder in a trough to produce a flash!! He never would have had the patience for that! Have a great Independence Day!!
Well, it sure was nice to see a picture of Ozzie being good. Thank God we don’t have to set up cameras on the floor with blasting powder in a trough to produce a flash!! He never would have had the patience for that! Have a great Independence Day!!
Hi Nicole,
Meadowbrook Farm is a gorgeous quilt- you have been one busy girl to get so much accomplished.
Ozzie is one smart dog- He recognizes when he needs to behave- dinner is a pretty important time to do so- also when his master is having troubles elsewhere- it might not be a good plan for him to raise havoc and mayhem too LOL
Pets are so much fun- they make us laugh regularly in our house too..
So what quilt is next on your list???
Regards,
Anna
Hi Nicole,
Meadowbrook Farm is a gorgeous quilt- you have been one busy girl to get so much accomplished.
Ozzie is one smart dog- He recognizes when he needs to behave- dinner is a pretty important time to do so- also when his master is having troubles elsewhere- it might not be a good plan for him to raise havoc and mayhem too LOL
Pets are so much fun- they make us laugh regularly in our house too..
So what quilt is next on your list???
Regards,
Anna
Hey Nicole,
Fons and Porter make a really cool ruler that takes the math out of setting triangles and corner triangles. I love using it, though not a much as I love your quilts! Thanks for sharing them.
All the best, Amy
Hey Nicole,
Fons and Porter make a really cool ruler that takes the math out of setting triangles and corner triangles. I love using it, though not a much as I love your quilts! Thanks for sharing them.
All the best, Amy
Hi, I faithfully look at your blog every day and love the artful quilts you make. I was just looking at Oct. of last year. Do youlive in an Eicler? My mom used to own one in Palo Alto and I loved that place. It was the greatest home to liv in for sure. They bought it in the 60’s.
Liz
Hi, I faithfully look at your blog every day and love the artful quilts you make. I was just looking at Oct. of last year. Do youlive in an Eicler? My mom used to own one in Palo Alto and I loved that place. It was the greatest home to liv in for sure. They bought it in the 60’s.
Liz
Nicole the quilt looks great Oh how I wish I could do that I suppose I will learn eventually.And ozzie just cracks me up he is so funny good one day then naughty the next.
Hugs Mary.
Nicole the quilt looks great Oh how I wish I could do that I suppose I will learn eventually.And ozzie just cracks me up he is so funny good one day then naughty the next.
Hugs Mary.
What a great rescue. You did an amazing job making this fabulous! Way to go!
What a great rescue. You did an amazing job making this fabulous! Way to go!
Congrats on finishing the top. Although I’m a little disappointed. I was hoping you’d send it to me! LOL
Ozzie is an angel compared to my boys. They’d be hitting the bowl with their nose so it would be wobbling (to get our attention).
Congrats on finishing the top. Although I’m a little disappointed. I was hoping you’d send it to me! LOL
Ozzie is an angel compared to my boys. They’d be hitting the bowl with their nose so it would be wobbling (to get our attention).
The quilt turned out great.. nothing like a good press to turn things around. Love little Ozzie, he looks so cute!
Smoke cleared out here for the most part. But it has been awful, last week was a mess.We were in Monterey last night and it was the clearest over the bay ever, it was dusk and the water was so stinken blue it was like a postcard. I don’t think it was ever so pretty when we’ve been there, and we’ve been a lot. Thought of you being in your stomping grounds.
The quilt turned out great.. nothing like a good press to turn things around. Love little Ozzie, he looks so cute!
Smoke cleared out here for the most part. But it has been awful, last week was a mess.We were in Monterey last night and it was the clearest over the bay ever, it was dusk and the water was so stinken blue it was like a postcard. I don’t think it was ever so pretty when we’ve been there, and we’ve been a lot. Thought of you being in your stomping grounds.
Beautiful quilt and story of sticking with it!
You know…Ozzie is looking at the bowl and you like that because he has heard the news that Remy is over there at Sara’s eating food from Le Cordon Bleu at Home! Sara and I were giggling about how jealous Ozzie would be if he knew that Remy, Pippin, and Vash were all eating in high style…LOL.
Beautiful quilt and story of sticking with it!
You know…Ozzie is looking at the bowl and you like that because he has heard the news that Remy is over there at Sara’s eating food from Le Cordon Bleu at Home! Sara and I were giggling about how jealous Ozzie would be if he knew that Remy, Pippin, and Vash were all eating in high style…LOL.
That dog is so SMART!
Also, I really like your idea for MB. Look forward to seeing what direction you head with that.
And Nicole, your fabric for the Sampler is perfect!
That dog is so SMART!
Also, I really like your idea for MB. Look forward to seeing what direction you head with that.
And Nicole, your fabric for the Sampler is perfect!
It’s beautiful! I really like it a lot. The fabric is really gorgeous. I just finished my first quilt and I am looking for another one. If you didn’t think it was so difficult I might have kept it in mind for myself, I really like the pattern though, I might want to adapt it and try it. Anyways, I love it a lot!
It’s beautiful! I really like it a lot. The fabric is really gorgeous. I just finished my first quilt and I am looking for another one. If you didn’t think it was so difficult I might have kept it in mind for myself, I really like the pattern though, I might want to adapt it and try it. Anyways, I love it a lot!