Tarts Progress Also

Tarts, August 2009
Tarts, August 2009

Yes, your eyes do not deceive you. All the bits and pieces that I have wanted to change are done and I can start sewing the whole piece together. I don’t really think that it is nearing completion, because I have lot of ideas for handwork and embellishment in my mind. I just have to figure out the order of the next steps.

After I determined that the 9K was behaving admirably yesterday, I didn’t listen to anyone’s 2 cents about this space and made the stack of cups the way I wanted. I am pretty pleased with how they came out, though I think the pink I chose is a little bit darker than the flying geese background. It works, so it is fine.

Tarts cups
Tarts cups

Confession time: After I put the stack of cups up next to the curly pot, I started not to like the yellow print cup very much. I started to think how nicely a slice of cake would work in that area. I even had a fleeting thought that a scone or chocolate chip cookie would work. (SherriD: stop laughing!)

Yellow Print Cup
Yellow Print Cup

Really, I am trying to stop fiddling, but I may not be able to finish the piece with that cup on the front. I started to sew the sections together, but I have stayed away from this section until I can decide if I can live with this cup. The other issue is that I don’t have a replacement design in mind. I really want to get this top off the design wall in one piece and do something easy.

I am shocked to admit that quilting this myself actually entered my mind last night, as I worked on Beach Town. This piece is pretty large, so I’ll have to really think about that. Beach Town is small and I am still working on the last bits. The last quilt I tried to quilt was Seeing Red. I densly quilted about a 14″ square,  then ripped all the quilting out and took it to my machine quilter.  I don’t want a repeat of that.

Author: Jaye

Quiltmaker who enjoys writing and frozen chocolate covered bananas.

4 thoughts on “Tarts Progress Also”

  1. (snicker) I am NOT laughing. (snicker) I never would laugh at you. (snicker) How about a cream filled scone with white filling and a pastry shell around it?
    (snicker) Oh, and I sent you a photo idea on the cup issue…(snicker) btw, I really like the cups vs the flying geese. I hope that doesn’t make you wanna change it back! (snicker)

    wanna cookie? 😀 (snicker)

  2. Good to see Tarts again. Maybe try doing the same cup to replace this one, but in bolder colors…
    This looks like such a fun one to quilt! I would have a field day!

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