It's Not Procrastination

I usually work without a pattern, making up my own as I go along.  It's fun but it's also challenging.  Sometimes I procrastinate move slowly when I'm not sure I can succeed.  But yesterday, after not getting around to it for several weeks, I finally stitched together a pieced side-setting triangle.  And I think I succeeded!

In fact, maybe I over-succeeded.  This half-block turned out at least an inch deeper than it needs to be.  I tell myself that's okay because I can always trim part away but I would have to sew another triangle if it were too small.

Here it is in comparison to a full block folded in half.  It's big, huh?

In the last post about this quilt Rebecca Grace of Cheeky Cognoscenti asked what size I want the quilt to be.  (Thank you, Rebecca Grace.)  That's not usually my first consideration but I get around to it as I lay out blocks.  In this case, asking that question was really important because I have more than 40 blocks and will add sashing.  So I spent some time this week calculating size options with the blocks I have.  (The blocks will finish at 9 1/2" which means they'll measure 13 1/2" on the diagonal.)

I thought about making the sashing narrow (above) so I could use more blocks but I decided I like the wider sashing better.  (In the photo above you can see that overly-large side-setting triangle on the left.)

So I'm back to wider sashing and fewer blocks which will make a twin-size quilt.

Don't those side-setting triangles look great?  (The ones in the photo are just whole blocks folded in half.)  I think the quilt wants them. . . .   But I'm not sure I want to make them.  If I choose this layout and use pieced setting triangles I will need to cut and piece 19 more side setting triangles!  And I'll have 12 blocks left over.  Decisions, decisions.

Once again I have to get these blocks up off the floor because my grandbabies, daughters, and son-in-law are coming to visit.  On Friday.  How much can I get done by Friday?  I know I can't cut and stitch 19 side-setting triangles AND cut sashing and cornerstones AND sew them all together.  If only I didn't procrastinate move so slowly. . . .

On another topic, there's still time to link up to Quilty Inspiration #1.  Or come back on Sunday and link to Quilty Inspiration #2.

I'm linking up to
WOW at Esther's Blog
WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced
Let's Bee Social #92 at Sew Fresh Quilts

--Nancy.
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