Postage Stamp Quilt Update

The postage stamp quilt

5/17/2017

Last weekend was sewing weekend with Country School Quilters and the project I'm working on there is the postage stamp quilt, my oldest UFO.

This is how one corner looked like last month. The chopped off black diamonds as the edge (per the pattern) annoyed me.

So I added a border of 9-patches. I got the 9-patches made in April and got the border sewn on this month.

Now my edges have complete "X" and diamond shapes and all's right in my symmetrical world.

Next up is a 2" black border, then a border of 2 rows of postage stamps and then a 4" black border. The last border is dependent on finding a black fabric that will match what I have close enough. I ordered 4 blacks from eQuilter yesterday to try to match up. Hopefully one of them will come close to this black fabric that I bought 19 years ago.
I'll be back to work on this one again in June.

Carole link

5/17/2017 10:45:07 am

Wow, Vicki, that's a lot of little squares. That black fabric has aged nicely, LOL, good luck with matching it! I'm with you, the cut off diamonds would bug me too. Great solution.

Wanda link

5/17/2017 11:24:15 am

It looks a lot better now. I'm not sure I would have had the patience to fix it though.

Vicki link

5/17/2017 03:02:29 pm

That's why it sat for 18 years! lol!

Gene Black

5/17/2017 12:14:11 pm

I definitely like the symmetry better now. I hope the border fabrics work out for you. I am surprised you didn't dye your own black for it.

Gene Black link

5/17/2017 12:15:00 pm

I like the symmetry much better with the "fix" you did. Good luck with matching the black- that can be a difficult thing to do.

Vicki link

5/17/2017 03:03:28 pm

It's going to be the outer border next to a border of postage stamps so it only has to be close. The quilting should help hide any difference.....I hope.

Beth-Near Louisville KY!

5/17/2017 02:57:33 pm

Could you use a black on black print for the final border if the blacks don't match or it becomes the impossible search?

Vicki link

5/17/2017 03:04:43 pm

I considered that but I think that solid is important. Since it's the outer border and binding it only has to be close. But if I can't find a match I think I'm going to try a solid red.

Linda Swanekamp link

5/17/2017 04:05:55 pm

Wow. Really, really nice. I am not sure I could sew all that, but I would like to.

Karen Goad link

5/17/2017 04:30:58 pm

love it but then I love tiny pieces - hope the black will work out that you ordered.

Sharon link

5/17/2017 06:51:48 pm

Vicki, your fix looks much nicer. I little extra time spent can really make a quilt sing!

Mrs. Plum

5/17/2017 09:37:57 pm

Good fix, Vicki! It does look a lot better. I'm looking forward to seeing how you eventually quilt it.

Mary Anne link

5/17/2017 10:51:41 pm

I simply cannot imagine sewing together all those itty-bitty little squares. I'm cross-eyed just thinking about it! Makes a stunning quilt though.

rosa link

5/18/2017 09:08:49 am

Fabulous quilt and grea way to use scraps!!

patty

5/18/2017 09:29:11 am

I do like your fix for the black diamonds. The top looks more done now. It is amazing how many different blacks there are out there! I made a quilt for my nephew when he was a baby and used several different blacks just to get some variation. One of the blacks did not hold up and I had to repair all those areas where that one black started to shred.

My oldest UFO is a very large log cabin that I pieced in the mid to late 70's. I can't believe all these years have passed and it is still not done.

Alycia C link

5/20/2017 11:52:25 am

Oh I LOVE that one!!! Nice !!

Andrea

5/21/2017 01:19:45 pm

Love it! I'm not too particular about every seam being perfect, but there's no way I could have lived with those chopped off points. Before it looked like you just quit, but now It looks complete.

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