Tulip Chains Pieced Except Outer Border

Here it is...my Tulip Chains quilt top only lacks the outermost cream border. This measures roughly 48" wide by 72" tall now. I am making it for a nap time quilt for myself. I have a large floral print I love with a red background that I have no other reds to match. I think I'll use it for the back of this quilt if I have enough. That way I'll get to see it as much as I want, and it won't be chopped up into small pieces! Win/win situation if you ask me.

For the longest time I cut all my scraps into 2" squares. This quilt went together so quickly because of them. I was making 4-patches with them with 2 creams and 2 colors. A lot of them are used up. I added to them to make the 9-patches for the center of the quilt and used a lot more as the outer border. I am down to one small stack of maybe 15 four-patches from the original huge pile. That's why this went together so quickly.

Good night!!

~Joan

Christmas Cactus and Chains

Here is an updated pic on my Tulip Chains quilt and my lone Christmas cactus bloom.

It appears that the bloom is a light peach/pink color. Having one blossom is like putting all your eggs in one basket!!

I am tired of sewing the rows together on my quilt. I only have six more horizontal seams to do. Then I have to add a cornerstone border on both sides and two rows on each side of 2" blocks. I have those rows pieced. Then one final cream border. Nearly there.

~Joan

Tulip Chains

You've heard of daisy chains? Well, this is Tulip Chains (my own name, as if that isn't obvious).

Yes, another new quilt top started tonight. Will I ever run out of quilts I want to make?

The beauty of this is that all I had to do was cut a few pieces for the tulip blocks and the rest was already cut out!! Who could resist THAT? The 9-patch and tulip blocks are pieced. The sashing and cornerstones are not. That's why it looks a little distorted as far as square size.

We have a lot of snow, so maybe, just maybe, I'll get a few more tulip blocks pieced tomorrow! One can only hope!

~Joan