ALYoF: Joseph's Quilt Completed

My March goal for ALYoF is complete! Not only that, but it's the oldest UFO in the pile! Of course, it still needs quilting and binding, so it's not quite finished. But at least the top is sewn together, and it's been waiting a long time. This was originally the Blogger's BOM, which started in August, 2011. 

Of course, it took a full year to collect all the monthly blocks. Nevertheless, all the blocks were completed in September of 2012, and it's been waiting to be sewn into a top ever since. So, hey!


When I left off yesterday afternoon, I had it to this stage:

It still needed two more borders. Usually, I only sew in the afternoon, but I had some time this morning, and so I started early. Bossy "Other Me" said I could sew only if I agreed to stop when it was time to go swimming. She is such a witch sometimes, but I agreed to her terms. She drives a hard bargain, let me tell you.

Do you ever have days when you start thinking you shouldn't be sewing? First, I pinned one of the borders to the quilt before cutting it to the right length. That was dumb enough, but when I sewed the fourth border on, I actually sewed it to the quilt before realizing that I hadn't cut it to the correct length. About that time, Other Me started whining because it was time to quit and go swimming. I talked her into letting me rip that border off because I knew it would be hard to start there later today. I mean, who wants to go into the sewing room knowing that your first task is to rip something out? Am I right about that? So I did that, and when I left to go to the pool, I had three of the four inner borders sewn on.

Things went a little more smoothly when I came home. Swimming must have done me some good...made me more alert or something...because I got the fourth border sewn on without incident.

And then I moved on to adding the outer border without any mistakes. Do you get all confused trying to figure out the length of a border minus the cornerstones? I get it eventually, but not without a lot of figuring and drawing and re-checking my math. It isn't really that difficult, but I seem determined to make it so. Anyway...Voila! Joseph's Quilt. Crazy colorful, I know.

It's not my usual quilt, and that's the truth. Still, I'm happy with how it turned out. I'll use that same blue/green batik for the binding when the time comes. I have some even wilder fabric for the back. 

It's a true scrap quilt...made completely from scraps, and the back will be no different.

Our weather hasn't improved one iota today, although possibly the rain drops may have been a little farther apart. Smitty and Gracie know what to do.

They're keeping the home fires burning.

At the end of the month, I'll be linking this post to the finishing party at ALYoF.

And speaking of parties, this is the last day to link up to February's NewFO Linky Party and Giveaway. The party's over at one minute before midnight. Don't miss out!