Cacophony, Routine Chaos, Jelly Roll Race and Pinks

 Cacophony is finished.  When I put the binding on I machine stitched it all the way.  Then I ran the quilt through the wash and I wasn't at all happy with the way it looked.  I ripped the binding off and redid it, hand stitching the final seams.  Another problem I ran into, a seam in the binding landed on a corner and I had quite a bit of trouble getting it to lay nicely.  Well, truth be known, not only does it not lay nicely, it may be troublesome on future washes.  I also needed to mend one seam in the middle of the quilt after washing.  So, with the little fixes and imperfections, I've decided to keep the quilt.  I can always mend it along the way.

Routine Chaos has been quilted and I'm in the process of burying the threads.  The quilt reminds me of the Christmas ornaments made by my husband's mom and aunt out of styrofoam balls, upholstery/drapery fabric, dressmaker pins and costume jewelry. Perhaps a Scattering of Jewels would be a good alternate name.

I'm also in love with this quilt.  Not surprising as it is the made from the leftovers of Cacophony.  I'll be keeping it.



I made a bit of a faux pas purchasing 2.5 inch strips online after Christmas.  I thought I was buying one pack of discontinued strips ... instead I'd joined a strip of the month club.  Okay, so I now have strips coming every month ... this could be interesting.  I decided I'd give it a try and see what I could do.  To the left is January and February together in a Jelly Roll Race.  I'm leaning towards a double border of aqua and then gray, backed in gray.  This one doesn't have a name, maybe it'll be easier to give away!

Lastly, in an attempt to make a dent in my stash I thought I'd see what I could create with these fabrics.   One set monochromatic pinks and the other set fabrics with pinks in them.

I've got three designs in mind, Cacophony in pink, stacked coins, and a triangle strip.  I have no idea how much I'll have/need to do the three.  Or if I'll be able to combine the two sets of strips. I'll just adapt as I go.