To use the world well, to be able to stop wasting it and our time in it, we need to relearn our being in it.
~Ursula Le Guin
Quilting
Ocean Waves V has been languishing for months while I consider a border. Unless something is added to the block centers {such as appliqué or a pieced star} the pattern only seems to differ in the borders and the background color. Previously I've made dark blue, red, and white backgrounds but each border is different.
The first was my favorite border because the waves seem to run up onto the shoreline. I seriously considered reprising it but hadn't enough triangles left. {Such a happy event! I thought they'd never end.}
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| Ocean Waves 1 |
The second is the softest but has no border at all; however, it is the most heavily quilted.
Although the third Ocean Waves seems to have no border, I appliquéd flowers in half of the outside red triangles. This is also the only one with printed fabric in the centers.
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| Ocean Waves 3 with appliqued border |
Because I wanted a rectangular quilt {and also to use up more triangles} sawtooth edges were added to the top and bottom of this Ocean Waves.
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| Ocean Waves IV |
So what can I do here? I want to use fabric in the stash and/or leftover blocks. One idea was the remaining four Shadow Stars in the corners with more of the stripe used in BB1 stems. Two problems: the strip doesn’t match the feel of the waves and the Star is 15” wide which will make the quilt way too large.
I tried to scoot it in by trimming the corners on the diagonal but they were still too large.
A second thought was Ohio Stars in the corners using the absolute last of the triangles. But it doesn't seem to relate well to the center.
Finally I simply added three borders: white, blue micro stripe, and more white. My friend, Peg, will quilt it so this gives her lots of room to play.
Now it's off to my friend, Pat, for long-arm quilting. This one is much too large for me to handle anymore.
Reading
Dr. Rundell's biography of John Donne is interesting and comprehensive. I studied several of his poems and essays in school but didn't know anything else about him. I'm glad I read it.
Enjoy the day, Ann
