Dear Liza,
Once all the blocks were sewn, the Crazy Quilt came together pretty quickly.
I moved some furniture so I had room to spread all 140 blocks out and make sure they looked good…. A nice balance of darks and lights over the whole area of the quilt. I look like Gulliver standing over the landscape!
I labeled each block as part of a grid (A1, A2, etc.) so my careful arrangement would not get mixed up.
Then, there was the very careful sewing of the rows together…about 150 seams, 6 inches long. It took about 4 hours, including some time for peeling the vegetables for dinner. Then ten long seams, and all was well.
I used random leftover fabrics for the backing of each square, which will never be seen when the quilt is finished.
I can’t believe I sewed the WHOLE thing!
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 