I do have my big bag of cheddar bow ties, and I've counted them twice. I've got 228 bow ties finished, which means I need 172 more. Six or seven a day, which is totally do-able and I'll have enough to piece assemble the top.
It's not the piecing that's going to be a challenge, it's pulling scraps that I haven't already used in this project to cut more pieces from. I've got a hundred or so different fabrics here and I've totally lost track of what's in the quilt already.
And then I've got to cut more pieces for the border, which wasn't part of the original plan. As soon as I caught a glimpse of the border that Bonnie had added to her quilt, I knew I wanted one too.
This post is linked to Design Wall Monday over at Patchwork Times.
My Bow Tie Project isn't finished yet either. I did mine in 9's like Bonnie and need to finish sashing them.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't going to do Jo's challenge then saw your bow ties. It reminded me that my spools just need borders - and I have the fabric. So,I'm in. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this--I have several Bonnie quilts on my to do list--maybe this challenge will motivate me to get started! Love the cheddar bow ties!
ReplyDeleteHi! I found you from Jo's blog. I'm also working on cheddar bowties, never made it to the spools or shaded 9 patches, lol. Thanks for posting the link to Bonnie's border. I had forgotten about it and definitely want to add it, too. :-) Laura
ReplyDelete6 or 7 a day, huh? Good for you, keeping it positive will help you reach that goal!
ReplyDelete:-}pokey