Fun With Barb: quilt storage

Friday, April 9, 2021

Domesticity

The Quilt Vault is Done! The bottom shelf is the hand quilted quilts.

This is part of a bedroom re-do and a long awaited solution to quilt storage.

When Hanna moved to DC, my quilting stuff took over her bedroom.

Quilt stuff was everywhere!

I designed an Elfa shelving closet with very deep shelves. I have designed installed about a dozen of these over the years.

I came across this little quilt which was perfect for Easter. The 9-patch blocks are 1 inch and it is hand quilted.

In other domestic news we had a full day of tree care done.

I love having a wooded property but it does take a lot of maintenance and we are catching up on tree work following 2 hurricanes and growth.

These were the views out my BR window. Below is a view from kitchen window.

I have finished setting my propeller blocks and let me tell you friends, it was a challenge. They DID NOT turn out 9 1/2" but more like 9 1/4" inches. I had issues with the seam allowances too :(

When I asked my friend, Pauline "which is worse blocks that are too big, or too small?" her response was "Both"! Too true.

In order for the lattice to line up properly I cut 9 1/4" squares of freezer paper to use as guides.

I pressed the blocks onto the freezer paper centering as best as I was able. I trimmed some edges.

and here I'm scant.

So I used the edge of the FP to line up the lattice. Did I lose some corners?....sadly yes. I have to live with it. I think there is a flaw in the templates/pattern but that's just me. Nutmeg liked the crinkly paper. Me? Not so much.

I graded the seams to avoid shadowing. I have missed this step in the past and was sorry. With light backgrounds these shadows become very noticeable once the batting is added.