Medina Family

Postage Stamp Quilt Update...

Ok... If you recall last fall I mentioned that I had not hit the "what in the world was I thinking" stage in making my postage stamp quilt.... well, guess what... I knew I would hit this stage eventually but really what in the world was I thinking?! The enormity of this project finally hit me today. I think I am a little over a third done and am wondering if I will ever get it done. I am considering setting a goal just to keep me focused like entering it into the Steele Days Craft Show or the Utah State Fair?? I am very happy with how it is turning out BUT now that the newness of it has worn off, it is a very boring and tedious project.

This is one four patch...
I have organized all of my color schemes into stacks like the one below... It takes me 1 hour to sew a stack like this into 18 four patches...

I have 28 stacks left to sew which equals approximately 504 four patches and 28 hours worth of spare time (ha,ha)....

But thats not all... After I have sewn all 28 stacks into the four patches, I then pair them all up and sew them into 16 patch squares....


Then, all of the 16 patch squares are arranged and sewn together to make the quilt. I have no idea how long it takes to do the other steps but it is going to be awhile before I get this thing done!