
Today would be Tax Day, but it isn’t and I am pretty sure I don’t need to go into why.
This is the last seam. I had to take a photo, because I feel like this top has been such an effort.

Yes, the top is together.
Finally! Seriously, I feel like this center took for-freaking-ever!
As I said last week, I have a long way to go before I can get it to Colleen, but this is major progress. I feel like I have accomplished something.
My friend Cyndi retired (even though she is about 35!) just before the shelter-in-place order and she is going to town on her UFOs. She is the rockstar who finished her UCAB already.

I think I might need to do something with the secondary blocks/setting blocks. They really look good sewn together. The bad part is that the block is made up of the edges of the main blocks. I could include the pieces on the edges of another block. I just have to figure out how to do it.
I liked this top before I started sewing it together, but I like it so much more now. Despite my whining, I think it looks great. I am constantly amazed how sewing the blocks together can change the look.
Someone asked me why I just don’t put it away and work on something else. Yes, I have been *almost* miserable working on this at times, but I want to keep my habit of not putting a quilt away. I don’t want to build up my UFO pile again after working so hard to get it down to a manageable size. It would be easy to put it away, but I don’t think it would feel good and I am sooooo looking forward to add the yardage to my “Fabric Used” spreadsheet!
Jaye, that looks fabulous! You need to celebrate in some cool way!
And what is a reasonable number of UFOs?
This quilt has great movement. Plus dots. Lots of interest!
The blue circle looking parts remind me of handheld pinwheels we had as kids. Then when you look at the closer photos, I am reminded of birthday sprinkles on cakes and ice creams. Just a happy youthful looking quilt that lives up to the name “Frolic.”
Good for you for persevering!
It’s so wonderful, it has so much energy and sparkle. I’m glad that you’re done with it. You’re right about those setting blocks, they’re terrific all on their own.
This looks really great!!
I loved and HATED this year’s mystery. I still haven’t finished the two HST borders, but I have the main top sewn together and done.
I felt the same way. I wanted to use more quick cutting and sewing techniques. It got me into trouble. When I followed her directions it went fine. I do not like those half and quarter blocks. They look ok in the quilt, but I just don’t like them. I’ll wait for the reveal before joining again. I found the HST borders to be the easiest part, though I haven’t sewn them to the quilt yet. The edge was a bear, because of the bias.