Quilting Xtra Large

Welcome to Improv Monday!

I'm working to get this XL KING SIZE done, and I'm making progress! LOVE this large canvas. I don't know about you but working large changes the way I improvise. My rule of thumb is to keep things as open as possible. Cut large not small, wide not narrow if given a choice.

Things are really flowing now. I'm mostly challenged at this point with technical issues...

• There are a lot of inset seams.

• Alignment is important.

• I've cut free hand with a scissors, sometimes off grain.

• Linen is beautiful but more difficult to piece than cotton. The weave is looser so the fabric shifts easily.

• I'm using spray starch to stabilize, especially the handkerchief weight linen.

• On the up side linen holds a crisp seam.

Once again the reverse progression:

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