Upstairs/Downstairs is bound -

And I really like how it came out - ;))

The colors are so pretty and happy -

And the back has those beautiful hibiscus flowers and colorful surfboards -

This one came out to 36" x 36" -

Next time I might use 2-1/2" strips instead of 1-1/2" strips -
That would make each block finish at 12" instead of 6" -
And the same 6 x 6 layout would come out to 72" x 72" -
Twice as big for the same effort -
What's not to like - LOL - ;))

Somewhere I heard/read that there seems to be a "Rule of Three" for mitered binding corners - only three of the four will look OK - the fourth one usually won't -

And I think that's true -

The first two are looking pretty good -
And the third one is "close enough" for me -

But that fourth one is beautiful only to me -

Because I know how hard it was to get it to come out looking THIS good - LOL - ;))

And I forgot to mention that when I quilted down the center of each column/row -
That I didn't quilt in the VERY LAST column or row -

Mostly because I'm not that good at gauging EXACTLY where the binding is going to be when I fold it over to the front since I mark it from the back and the batting thickness messes up my "estimate" line -

Anyway - AFTER it was bound -

I stitched ONE more quilting line half-way between the last seam line and the edge of the binding on all four sides -

It LOOKS like I sewed it when I did the rest of them -

But I didn't -

So it will be our little secret, OK? - LOL - ;))

I still need to make the label - "Heart" - and "Scrap Card" for my Scrapbook -

And I just now realized that I forgot to add some "Hanging Triangles" - UGH!! -

So I guess it's good that I planned it to be a table topper, huh? - ;))

I also have some clean-up and scrap organizing to do -

And some updating on my UFOs/Projects/Squirrels page -

And A LOT of catching up to do on all of the blogs that I read regularly -

And a bunch of "comments" to answer - ;))

Sometimes I get so "in the zone" that I forget the rest of the world -

Does that ever happen to you?? -

Please say "Yes" - LOL - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -