Quilt top

At long last....the quilt top is finished!

Next on the "to-do" list is to get batting & backing to sandwich & then machine quilt.

From top left, clockwise: Dave, Shannah, Me, Faith/Grandpa, Gale & Brenda, BSBTHR, Sam & Sue, Jon & Janet, Aunt Cathy & Grandma Ruth, Don & Iva.

2 other family fabrics were not able to be put in as turtles. One is Aunt Mary Jo's appliqued "chick" - bottom row.

The other is Jen & Sheldon's fabrics: pink Winnie the pooh (middle area) & the white bkgnd duck fabric (left column).

In the works!

PROGRESS!

Here's the final layout that I decided on. I decided to sort the fabrics by colors & then spin them out from the center starting with pink. That way the white/cream fabrics don't touch the off-white turtle squares & get lost.




After 8 long months of collecting & waiting...I am finally sewing the squares together!!! Wahoo! I now have about 3/4 of the top sewn. I am still missing 1 square (upper left corner area), but I asked what color it was so I could leave a space for it. I had to add 8 extra fabrics of my own to make the top symmetrical, which of course was NOT a problem with the fun stash of novelty prints that I have. :)

It feels SO good to be able to start putting this quilt together instead of seeing it as a stack of pieces. I just MIGHT get it done before we leave...& that is a good feeling. :)