Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Don't Touch My Junk needs borders

I worked most of the day today putting the remaining blocks together.  I think I will have two of these babies ---  there are enough blocks for at least one more quilt.  Later.

Here is my Junk hot off the machine as I finished the very last seam on the center.  I tried to put all the flowers and landscape blocks in this one.  And all the teapot and cup blocks as well.  After I hung the finished center on the design wall, I noticed a random cup on the floor.  It needs to be in the border I guess, so it can be with it's buddy blocks.


Now It needs some borders.  I am going to rummage through my stash of many colors and find just the right color that will calm the mish mash of blocks and make this something that will live on my sofa, where I can point to a block and say, "That heart was my first attempt at paperpiecing!"             glen


9 comments:

CharlotteP said...

There are some greta blocks inthere, Glen. Choose a border (scrappy??!) with colour(s) to make your favourites 'pop'!

Miki Willa said...

I love the idea of having this as a quilting memory quilt. There are wonderful colors in this to work with for the border. This is great.

Nathalie said...

Put the floor cup in the next one so that each "junk" quilt will have one. Then you can say that your cups runneth over with blocks.

Nifty Quilts said...

I LOVE this quilt! You've got me inspired to do one of these this year.

Victoria Findlay Wolfe said...

You can stand on your sofa and sing ..Memory!
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old quilt blocks, as they were beauties now and then!
You can be glad I am not in cat costume attempting to sing this... ;-) BEAUTY!! can't wait to see what happens next!

Bonnie Hull said...

...there is something sort of oddly compelling about this quilt...

Lisa said...

That looks fantastic! I am working on smoething similar right now. Very fun!

Magpie Sue said...

I bet all those blocks are so glad to have a home now - they look very happy together!

Helen said...

You've made me want to do one, too. Have taken so many classes and have lots of "memories" leftover. Hope mine looks as good as yours!