{"id":29284,"date":"2015-09-09T05:47:51","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T12:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=29284"},"modified":"2016-11-08T13:49:44","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T20:49:44","slug":"foty-2014-over-the-hump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/foty-2014-over-the-hump\/","title":{"rendered":"FOTY 2014: Over the Hump"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes a little whining goes a long way. I got down to business after my last FOTY 2014 post<\/a> and am now sewing the piece together. Yes, the piece is arranged to my satisfaction and I am on to the sewing part.<\/p>\n

My driving force: I need all the pieces to be on the design wall. At the moment the very top and very bottom row are hanging off. I also want the whole thing off the design wall and in the hands of Colleen. I need to move on to other projects. I need the design wall for other projects.<\/p>\n

Is the piece perfect?<\/p>\n

No.<\/p>\n

Will I ever make a perfect piece in this series?<\/p>\n

Probably not.<\/p>\n

Will I keep trying?<\/p>\n

Yes.<\/p>\n

\"FOTY<\/a>
FOTY 2014: Final Layout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before I started sewing, this photo shows the piece as it was laid out in the configuration in which I decided to piece it.<\/p>\n

I worked on the layout for hours yesterday and then after I started making dinner, I deliberately did not look at it.<\/p>\n

When I got back to my workroom the following day, I decided to look at it and rearrange the patches.<\/p>\n

These quilts will never have a perfect gradation. The nature of the fabric, the color combinations in the fabrics and the motifs as well as contrast make perfect gradation difficult. Still, I have done a good job with the parameters of my challenge and I am pretty happy with the layout.<\/p>\n

Some process photos. You have to look carefully to see the differences because they are subtle, but that is part of the process:<\/p>\n