Wednesday, August 10, 2016

WIP Wednesday - Turning up the volume!

In my attempts to avoid napping when DT does (I've got to break that habit before I go back to school!), I've been spending the afternoons at the machine. It's given me lots of time to piece sixteen patch blocks for that massive low volume project I've got going. When you get 1450 2½ inch squares in the mail, even a basic project gets complicated!
I've started making two other kinds of blocks. A four patch in a square and a square in a square. I'm hoping to use lots of those 2½ inch squares from my Birthday Bonus Club haul, but I want to break things up a little too!
This one is really a pieced block! Don't look too closely at those 2½ inch strips that make up the outer square! This is what comes of not measuring (and being too lazy to take apart a block to redo it)!
45 of 132 done! I'm aiming for a queen size...

If that wasn't enough, I reached a major milestone with the assembly of Technicolor Galaxy (a.k.a the neverending BOM). After completing six of twelve spokes, I was sidelined by bias binding production. No matter how I looked at it, I couldn't get the fancy version I used last time to work. Screw it. I just those strips on the 45 and sewed them up. I've built my skills. I need to finish this thing!

In the same vein, I decided to ditch the glue basting for this assembly session. It works, but it's fiddly and time consuming. I've proven to myself that I can do it. Now I'm breaking out the Wonderclips!
 Did the world end? Nope. And I cut my assembly time down to 10 minutes a spoke!

Et voilà! All twelve spokes are assembled! Next step is to make some straight grain binding to join the spokes. Can I get this done for the end of September and achieve one of my FAL 2016 Q3 goals? Fingers crossed!
I'm linking up today with Let's Bee Social @ Sew Fresh Quilts, as well as Midweek Makers @ Quilt Fabrications. Pop on over and see what others are working on this week!

J

15 comments:

  1. Nap time progress looks substantial! I like that you gave yourself permission to keep going on the Technicolor Galaxy quilt. 10 min per spoke sound pretty darn speedy!

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  2. It's looking fantastic - every confidence you can hit that deadline!

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  3. Wow! 1450 squares from the mailman - that's quite the haul, and going to be one big quilt. It's amazing how big a quilt that number can make. And your progress on Technicolor Galaxy is moving along nicely, even with some hiccups - don't give up now, you're almost done! Thanks for sharing the great eye candy on Midweek Makers!

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  4. Technicolor Galaxy is one rockin' quilt! I love it! And you are one ambitious quilter to take on 1450 little squares! Looks like you are having fun, though, so I'm staying tuned to see what you come up with! Wendy at piecefulthoughts@gmail.com

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  5. Are you getting into the head space to go back to work? Kudos on the getting the spokes done. So exciting!!

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  6. The wheel is epic, obviously. I can't wait to see the visual impact of those low volume blocks. Is this going to be a quilt for you?

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  7. Techicolour is looking pretty awesome. Looking at all 1450 squares on the table was a little overwhelming!! Good luck with your project.

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  8. You've made a lot of progress! I'm excited to see what becomes of those low volume squares, I really like the 4patch in a square blocks! And you know I love the Technicolor Galaxy progress, you're getting so close!

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  9. I hope you do finish it, it looks great!

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  10. How productive are you! I can see that finishing the BOM quilt looks feasible for the end of Septmber. Best of luck!

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  11. Oh Technicolor Galaxy, you truly are a thing of beauty!!!!

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  12. This is lovely! You can do it!

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  13. Wow! It's coming together so beautifully! I can't believe how close you are to the finish line!

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