A Handful of Keys...

 I decided that there would be three borders on our guild "American Treasures" 

album quilt. The first would be a narrow black border to visually separate the 

blocks. The second/main border would be "piano keys".  I would use varying 

widths cut from all the fabrics which were used to create the blocks. (These were

 all cut by Nora at the shop yesterday. She was a real life saver! Thanks, Nora!!)

 The third/final border is the same light fabric that was used as the foundation

for each of the appliqued' blocks.  I hope you agree that the effect is stunning.

I spent all of yesterday in the studio sewing the keys together and adding the

borders as shown in the pictures. I took these while the light was good, but

they weren't yet sewn together until later in the day. (They're on now, though!)

 I'm heading to Sarasota for my much-needed haircut this morning, and

then I'll be taking the quilt to Susan's in the afternoon. It will be left in

her artistic and capable hands and when it comes back to me, I'll be sure

to share photographs of the finished quilt with all of you. I'm so excited!!

In the meantime, I'll find out more about the raffle tickets and when 

they'll be available. I'm going to figure out a system so that you'll be able 

to purchase raffle tickets directly from me (and get your ticket stubs back). 

That way, anyone who cares to can have a chance to win it when it's raffled 

at our quilt show in February, 2014. I haven't decided whether or not I'll

use PayPal, or the good ol' US Postal Service, but I'll know soon to tell you.

 The next time I show you the quilt, it will be completely done.

For now, there's a celebration here at the Liljegren house. Woo Hoo!

I think Spring Cleaning is next on the list!