Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Midweek Update

In my Saturday post, I was so excited about the progress I had made in sewing the longer sashings and rows together for Blueberry Taffy.  I was so sure I could finish the last row and the borders on Sunday.   And then I got in a hurry and measured wrong, or sewed it wrong, or something - and saw this...

A ripple-y border.  😭

So I was a good girl and took that off before doing any pressing or "trying to make it work."  Re-measure, re-cut, and re-sew, and a short time later, it looked much better and as of Tuesday late afternoon, Blueberry Taffy is a finished quilt top!  And all is laying flat!


I'm very happy with how the block and sashing intersections went together - they look nice and square.


I'm not as happy with how much the light blue Riley Blake solid is unraveling!  It seems that just as I cut it and move it around to sew a sashing to a row, it has already started. Very frustrating!  This top needs to be quilted and bound soon so that it doesn't completely unravel before it can be finished. 

Right now, though, it has been gently folded and hung up on a hanger in the closet because I have some small pieces to finish.  My Table Scraps project...


And the September heart...


More about both of these in my weekend posts!

Sharing at The Inquiring Quilter for Wednesday Wait Loss.










2 comments:

Jeanna said...

Beautiful finishes. I love how Blueberry Taffy has come together. Yay for you to stick with the fixes. Ooooh the September heart is so pretty! I am not being very creative this week. Lots of packing and cleaning.

Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting said...

Blueberry Taffy is yummy, Diann! I am glad that the border was a quick fix. So sorry to hear about the fabric unraveling. I have some fabrics like that - uggh. Aah your September heart is adorable- love your border fabric. I look forward to seeing it all quilted and on display. Thank you again for stitching it. You brought a smile to my day. Hugs.