Scattered Leaf Quilt Top Done

My "Scattered Leaf" quilt top is done!  Finished it this
afternoon.  I really couldn't find anything I liked for the
border so decided to do a 1 1/2 inch stop border and
then pull from left-over pieces and make a scrappy border.
Am very pleased with how it turned out!

Now to figure out backing.  These pieces were in my
fall stash:

This picture does not do justice to the golds and reds.

Love the colors on the floral piece but don't think I
really want flowers on the back of a leaf quilt????

Each of these would have to be pieced with other
fabrics to make the backing large enough.   I'm not
really sure how to go about piecing the back so it
looks good.  Guess I'll have to give it some
more thought.

Tip Toeing Again!

We'll be tip toeing around quilt blocks once again for a
day or two while I study the layout of my "Scattered
Leaves" quilt blocks and try and catch any mistakes
in laying out the blocks before sewing it together.

The pattern for this quilt comes from the October 2009
American Patchwork & Quilting Magazine.  I fell in
love this this quilt and thought what a great way to use
up fall fabrics that I had.

I started it a few years ago and completed all the leaf
blocks and 28 blocks with the scappy log cabin.  Then
for some reason, as with many of my projects, I either
got burned out, distracted, saw something else that
just had to be done, or whatever.  Anyway, they have
sat in my sewing room patiently waiting for my return.
All the strips, well most all of the strips, were
cut to size and sitting in containers waiting to be added
to the leaf blocks.

Having completed my Halloween houses, I went down
to my sewing room looking for my next project and
these called to me.  So, for the last couple of days I
have been sewing strips to the leaf blocks and finished
them today.

Apparently, I even purchased the fabric for the borders
when I started the blocks.  Not sure if I have enough
for the backing, so may have to do some piecing as
I really don't want to go buy more fabric.

Am hoping I can get it sewn together and taken to
Myrna early next week.  Maybe she can do this one
when she does my Halloween quilt.

Good thing I'm still working because I know where
my next couple of paychecks will be going!

P.S.  Already found an error after looking at this
picture.  The last three blocks on the right side
need to be turned correctly.  Glad I caught that!

Hi Ho Hi Ho........

......It's off to the quilter's we go.

I just returned from dropping off my quilt top to be
quilted.  I started the stitchery blocks back in June of
2011.  Wish I had kept track of the hours spent in
stitching each block.  I'm sure it has been in the
hundred's!

"Hocuspocusville" has truly been a love/hate affair.
There was so much work to each block that some
evenings I would only get a very small section
stitched.  And, because it was so intense, there would
be days and even weeks go by that nothing was
done.  I needed a break.  Guess that's why it has
taken three years to finish it.

But, I am way excited to have it quilted and then
I can bind it and hang it.  Won't get it back until
September, but that is ok.  Myrna, the lady who does
the machine quilting for me, has family popping in and
out and so it's going to take extra time.

So, now it's on to other things that have been waiting
their turn.  Nothing BIG however.

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