Saturday 23 January 2010

What shall I do?

When I can no longer block my quilts on the floor? I'm OK for a few years, I have this 80" space at the bottom of our bed and if I need larger than this a friend has a 2nd sitting room with about a 12' area I can borrow.
I had thought hanging a wet/damp quilt on my quilt photo stand would work. I thought that as the top of the quilt was supported evenly on the rail it would dry hanging straight.
Wrong!

As you can see, it's totally wavy, almost storm-like (grin). Another cunning plan will need to be hatched.....

8 comments:

  1. It's absolutely beautiful! AND exactly why I, for the most part stick with miniatures. I don't know if I have a big enough space to lay out a big quilt to block, and he whole thought of wrangling it, crawling around on the floor, pinning and tugging into place...gives me the shakes just thinking about it.
    I hope that you get the problem figured out!
    Teri

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  2. As always, absolutely beautiful! Good for you, at least you have a rug and a friend with a space. I live in an all wood/tile floor home... can't block a thing on those :-).

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  3. Gorgeous piece. Would it be possible to use an old-fashioned quilt frame and lightly tack the edges all around?

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  4. Oooooh! It's lovely Sally!

    Eileen in Lancashire

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  5. It's stunning Sally! I don't have a clue about blocking quilts so would love to see more of how you go about it.

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  6. It is beautiful.
    You may have reached your limit (spacewise). It would be hard to haul it to a friend's place. Does the friend have animals?

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  7. Have been following your progress...just a really, really beautiful quilt! Well done and on your Bernina!

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  8. Lovely whole cloth! When I blocked mine, I had to put my bed up against the wall to have room for the queen size quilt. Then I put a fan on it to dry.

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