Chrome Sweet Chrome

 At Last....🎶🎶🎶🎶

She is 66" x 66" and I'm naming her "Chrome Sweet Chrome"  In the future it will be noted that I worked on this quilt during the Covid 19 pandemic.  I included 20 for the year.

It has been a long and fulfilling quilt to make.   I thank you all for the continued support and encouragement through the years!

If you look carefully you will see 2 sparrows quilted within the feathered borders.  I will be adding one to the back next to the label for good measure.

I pulled fabrics together for this quilt in March of 2017.  Can you believe I saw my inspiration quilt at the New England Quilt Museum just a couple of weeks ago?   Kismet 

I started the first block a year later in March of 2018.

I started the hand quilting in July of 2020.

I finished the binding on Saturday.  It is a funny feeling when you finish a long term project.

Sunday was wash day.   I wash my quilts in my big bathtub because basically I soak them to remove lint and pet hair.

I used a little Blue Dawn Dishwashing liquid and a little Borax. 

I rinse it several times.  I used a few color catchers and they seemed to catch some chrome.

I wring it out by hand getting as much water out as possible, then I transfer it to a laundry basket to take down to the washer.

I put it through a rinse and spin cycle with cold water, medium spin to avoid creasing.

I put it in the dryer on low for about 20 mins.  I then lay it out on a bed sheet on the carpet.  I gently block it with my hands.

I often set up an oscillating fan to help it dry.  I flip it over to dry the back.

and Voila'!

Today is my 59th Birthday and I'm so grateful for my family, friends, home, health and to you blog readers who have been part of my life for so long.

xo