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#friedascolourmix #isolationquilt #the100dayproject2020 #driftlessfabric @noodlehead531 @robertkaufman And here it is: my Driftless in Isolation quilt as I’ve decided to call it. As you can tell I did start to work ahead of the game about half way through the project in order to write the instructions and share with you the finished rows as they came along. Now comes the stage where you make the decisions about how to finish your quilt, and I think it’s only fair to share what I did with you. But don’t think this is the only option. You can call a halt here, layer your quilt and either hand or machine quilt and add a binding. You will then have an approx. 40” square quilt. You can add a border to the quilt of a size that you like. This might also depend on how much fabric you have to play with. I knew at a very early stage that I wanted my quilt to float on a wide background/border and to that end ordered additional fabric, which then lingered in a Chicago sorting hub for 3 months due to the postal issues related to the virus. But just as I ordered more fabric from different suppliers and started to rethink my borders, it suddenly arrived. I ordered my original fat quarter bundle of fabric from @fatquartershop and extra from @hawthornsupplyco and @themodernquilter. This meant I could continue adding a border that was cut 8.5” wide. Your width is up to you. Measure your quilt carefully, cut two strips with that measurement x the width of your choice and sew them to either side of the quilt.Measure again and repeat that step. Then later with a wadding/batting of your choice. I almost always use the Hobbs 80/20 mix and did so in this case. Then layer this with the back fabric. As I had so much fabric left I used it all on the back which worked well as my fabric is a linen/cotton mix so it was better to use that mix for the back too. You can choose whatever takes your fancy. Now it comes to tacking and before starting this step you have to decide whether you are going to hand or machine quilt. See comments for more https://www.instagram.com/p/CCsbk_TgUfz/?igshid=1xr21dghgkn57

Block 1-100 #friedascolourmix #isolationquilt #the100dayproject2020 #driftlessfabric @noodlehead531 @robertkaufman Look out for tomorrow’s post where I will share the finished quilt! https://www.instagram.com/p/CCp3dbPAHvX/?igshid=99xy62snt1i7

Block 100 #friedascolourmix #isolationquilt #the100dayproject2020 #driftlessfabric #wevemadeit Cut one 1.5” square, two 1.5 x 2.5” strips, one 1.5 x 3.5” strip and two 1.5 x 4.5” strip. Sew the 1.5” square to the 3.5” strip and sew this unit to one of the 4.5” strips. Sew the two 2.5” strips together along their short side and sew that unit to the other 4.5” strip. Sew the resulting units together alternating the 4.5” strips Look out for my finished quilt and some suggestions about borders and quilting here tomorrow https://www.instagram.com/p/CCp3G-bg4OI/?igshid=1q50u55szhxr5

Block 99 #friedascolourmix #isolationquilt #the100dayproject2020 #driftlessfabric Cut two 2.5” squares and two 1.5 x 4.5” strips. Sew the squares together and also the 4.5” strips. Then sew the resulting units together. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCnSCLJgnwK/?igshid=17ii3g3dqvjuo

Block 98 #friedascolourmix #isolationquilt #the100dayproject2020 #driftlessfabric Cut two 1.5” squares, two 1.5 x 2.5” strips, two 1.5 x 3.5” strips and one 2.5” square. Sew each 1.5” square to the end of the 3.5” strips and then sew the resulting strips together so that the 1.5” squares are at opposite sides. Sew the 2.5” strips together and sew them to the 2.5” square. Sew this unit to the previously made one. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCktdNagrDG/?igshid=13hdvcd6t54cg

Block 97 #friedascolourmix #isolationquilt #the100dayproject2020 #driftlessfabric Cut two 2.5” squares and two 1.5 x 4.5” strips. Sew the two squares together and sew the 4.5” strips to either side of the squares. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCiIbBKgG-q/?igshid=7c4vrf3g3qqy

Block 96 #friedascolourmix #isolationquilt #the100dayproject2020 #driftlessfabric Cut four 1.5 x 2.5” strips, one 2.5” square and one 1.5 x 4.5” strip. Sew two of the 2.5” strips together along their short sides and sew to the 4.5” strip. Sew the remaining 2.5” together along their long side and sew to the 2.5” square. Sew this unit to the other side of the 4.5” strip. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCfjkQVAzxL/?igshid=16cjvq9hjdfl2

Block 95 #friedascolourmix #isolationquilt #the100dayproject2020 #driftlessfabric Cut one 4.5” square https://www.instagram.com/p/CCc-yNXAy_k/?igshid=15r3ban4xksju