I hope I haven't bitten off too big of a project for my first (and maybe only) quilt. We have a king sized bed and I want the quilt to hang down over the sides and cover mattress and box springs. The measurements of a king sized bed are 80" x 80". I'm using 6" blocks (cut to 6 1/2" to allow for raggy). By my current measurements, with 20 blocks each way, my quilt will be 120" x 120". That should make it plenty big enough that I'll still have covers after hubby steals them all! :) This is subject to change as I start to get blocks piled up! lol I have promised that we won't end up with a lap quilt! lol
I have choosen 3 colors of homespun in 3 styles each and muslin material. I would like to also have a tan homespun but haven't found any yet. If I do find some tan I'll add it in. Not real original I know but I just love these :-)
My first batch of washing didn't go well...grrr I had a jumbled, twisted up MESS of material. Took me the better part of a full day to seperate and iron. Lesson learned there-DO NOT cut material and than wash it - wash it before cutting! lol :) Second washing went much better :)Well I'm off to iron and cut some more pieces.
Happy Stitching,
Stephanie
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