Basketcase needs finishing. Considered a stripe-y binding, which would look cool, but would require a lot more stripes. It’s a fun idea, but I don’t
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Things are officially unweildy. Funny how fast that happens. Trying to decide if I have the impetus to finish tonight. I miss my EPP, but
Wasn’t crazy about any of the jaw alignments. Considered reconstructing the block with the teeth and nostrils offset, but it looks better with four teeth.
Three interior rows done passably well. Some decent locks, a couple misfires but nothing quilting won’t help with. Maybe a E2E zig-zagging topstitch on the
Not perfect, but not dreadful; a few solid locks. Tried to reseam the two that were off the worst – the first one twice and
Turns out I prefer open seams. Better it take longer than leave my left eye twitchy. Time to start the funky bunch.
Watching Karen Brown, was reminded I don’t have to be quite so precious with my perimeter basket blocks, so far as perfect ends and pressed
With the initial column complete, the remaining perimeter is three groupings of four blocks each. One down.
Ran the first block without pinning it, then ripped out two of the seams and tried it again. It needs squaring up, but an excess
Worked my way through the stages of grief. Acceptance has arrived and it’s time to embrace the cycle of crazy bearing down on me. Sometimes
Thru the worst of it with enough strips left to fussy cut the final basket weave behind the skull and any other weirdness that pops
Basketcase is sized for a twin. Considering expanding to queen, but an additional row and column would double the fabric count for the blues. With