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Sunday, July 22, 2018

The Cotton Robin Big Reveal

Finally! You find the BIG REVEAL here on the Cotton Robin blog.

This is my center which I mailed to Julie the organizer in January. I included a button for the eye but of course did not sew it on (as the instructions said).


In March came a center to put a first border around. There was a note from the owner saying that she would preferred it to be 'on point'.


I decided to do that right away. It was on my design wall for quite a while ... trying out different things. I didn't like anything.


This is what I came up with. I mailed it to Diana in England who put the perfect 2nd border around. I just love the finished little quilt a lot.


May - this needs its second border. What am I going to do?


After a lot of thinking and rethinking! Tish then took it a step further when she quilted it. I like what she did too.


This is the 4th step. The one for me to quilt and finish. That part is for me the hardest. 


I started with drawing chalk lines and sewed some straight 'rays' from the sun. The chalk thing is something I bought in spring at the Hampton quilt show. You iron the lines away. After I have read so much about this marker and that marker ... disappearing to early ... or reappearing when you don't want it ... I am totally confused about marking.


I borrowed a ruler foot and templates from Becky and after some trying out used them for straight lines first and circles. I really liked the results. Better then I could have done it free-hand.

And I learned another new thing when I had done research on techniques. I have two kinds of self-threading needles (which I think are must-haves). One should not take the side-threading one to sew away threads in quilts. The needle could get hooked in the batting.


Done! Here is the back.


And the front.


Now all I have to do is wait for mine! 

And it has arrived!


And 2018 has already joined the little Cotton Robins from 2016 and 2017.


That was a lot of fun. Thank you, Julie. I hope we will do it again next year!

Not much sewing

No, I have not done much sewing lately. This is not a complaint. One can't do everything. Spending time with the children and grandchildren, traveling and meeting family, making memories ... that is certainly wonderful.

There are a lot of ideas in my head though. And the next blog will be about the BIG COTTON ROBIN REVEAL. Soon. No more a secret.

And lastly ... so often somebody tells me they would love to comment but can't. The computer defaults on google but if you don't have a google account or are not signed in click the arrow next to it. You will see options and you can choose "Anonymous". But make sure you write your name as a comment so that I know who has commented.




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