Last Saturday and Sunday, I had a lot of time for the first time in several weekends to work on quilt projects and I completely tanked in that department. Most of the time I sat around and couldn’t figure out what to do. I thought about making another giveaway for OWOH, but was talked out of it. I also just wasn’t motivated to do anything. I have a lot of quilt work to do and I really couldn’t focus.
Finally, on Sunday, I pulled out Beach Town and decided to get the facing on and the sleeve ready so that I could take advantage of some hand sewing time I will have next weekend.
![Beach Town Trimmed Beach Town Trimmed](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/PICT5798sm-194x300.jpg)
Yeah! Progress on Beach Town! Trimming is easy.
![Beach Town Problem Beach Town Problem](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/PICT5797sm-230x300.jpg)
However, after trimming, I found a little section that needed a repair. One of the hazards of working using this free form method is getting too close to the edge. In an effort to avoid that problem, I didn’t get close enough. Yes, I could have trimmed it more, but I didn’t want to cut off any part of the sign.
![Beach Town Repairs Beach Town Repairs](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/PICT5799sm-300x194.jpg)
I had to go rummaging for fabric to find a match. I found some in the scrap bin. Then, I had to carefully lay the fabric and a small piece of batting out so that it didn’t look like a repair (don’t tell, please!). Finally, after it was all laid out and pinned together, I machine quilted the three little sections in matching thread and trimmed it again.
![Repaired Beach Town - detail Repaired Beach Town - detail](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/PICT5803sm-276x300.jpg)
One of the good things about this project was that I had to focus my mind on a specific task. One thing I learned was to give the edges a little extra space from important design elements.
![Facing on and Turned Facing on and Turned](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/PICT5800sm-200x300.jpg)
I dug out the facing instructions I had made awhile ago and applied a facing to the Beach Town. I still need to practice making more facings. I’ll make another one for FOTY 2010.
![Facing detail Facing detail](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/PICT5801sm-214x300.jpg)
Here is the corner of the facing. As I mentioned, I have not sewn it down yet.
![Facing and Sleeve Facing and Sleeve](https://artquiltmaker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/PICT5802sm-194x300.jpg)
I use the Robbi Joy Eklow method of sleeve making. This most excellent sleeve making method method is in her book, Free Expressions. This time I made the sleeve smaller than her directions specify. I hope it works in terms of a hanging rod to fit.
Enjoyed your post today, but the biggest thing that struck me was YOU say FOCUSED and I say procrastinated! I like YOUR term better. 😀
Positive self-talk!
I love Beach Town! Looking at it conveys such a happy feeling.