Scrappy Happy Summer Sew Along - Summer Skies Quilt Top Finish! ...

Hello cute people!

I was able to finish up my 

Summer Skies quilt top 

and now it's ready 

for the quilting.

YaY!

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for all of the info if 

you are just joining us:)

I asked Kassidy and Sterling 

to hold it up outside…

on chairs because its pretty big:)

My kids have been asked to

 hold up my quilts for pictures

since they were really young.

Sterling is a big tease 

and likes to bug me by 

NOT SMILING:(

So Kass and I always

 try to get him to.

I tell him that he can't 

put down the quilt until he smiles.

(or bribe him with Cafe Rio)

I decided to use

 4" finished sashings instead of 3"…

so I used a total of 

5 1/4 yards background:)

Here are the cutting instructions;

Cut 12 - 4 1/2" x 24 1/2" 

and sew in-between

 each block in the 3 rows.

Cut 4 - 4 1/2" x 88 1/2" strips 

and sew them

in-between the rows and

on the top and bottom 

of the quilt.

I'm not sure what fabric 

I'll be binding it in yet…

but I do know that I will need

362" of prepared binding 

which equals = 3/4 yard

On my next 

Scrappy Happy Summer post…

I'll show you the blocks 

I am making with

the half square triangles 

that I made 

from the ECT trimmings!

Thanks to those of you 

who have added your photos to the 

Scrappy Happy Summer

flickr group.

Please feel free to post ANY 

pictures from the sew along 

of whatever stages you are in.

Even your fabric choices…

 or even cutting...

I'd also love to see

 your design boards!

xx

Lori