I have really been trying to work on the double wedding ring quilt for my son and his fiance this week. Â I had all of the melon pieces done and had started connecting the melons to the background pieces.
I was SO proud of myself thinking, I am actually doing this!! Â Then I pulled the instructions out of the bottom of tote the pieces were in and found this…
UGH!!  It’s a stack of incomplete melons.  UGH.  I thought I had them all finished.  Now I am back to more  piecing…
It’s a small set back but nothing horrible as it didn’t involve a seam ripper. Â I did take a minute to think about the calendar though…that put me in a panic. Â This quilt needs to be finished by August 3rd…the day of the wedding.
I am going to need a few days to do the machine quilting…I am also guessing that I won’t be able to machine quilt the binding. Â Oh..the clock is ticking!! Â Will I get this done??
You’ll make it. May have to get the girls to come have a sew day but you will make it and it is going to be beautiful.
Last year I made my daughter and her fiance a double wedding ring quilt in two months. YIKES! Never again, but I did it and they loved the quilt. I broke the whole quilt into daily tasks and it was ready in time for her shower. Since the quilt itself was the centerpiece for the devotional I gave at the shower, it really did need to be done. It turned out exactly as I had hoped and it was so worth it.
YOU CAN DO IT!!! It’s going to be a beautiful treasure for the newlyweds!
You’ll make it!!! Enlist your daughters if need be. It’s going to be gorgeous when done!
I’m rooting for you! If I lived near you I would offer to help, but, alas. And the worst thing that can happen is they get it when they return from their honeymoon – not the end of the world. Good luck, and I hope you enjoy it and don’t stress, too much! :-)
You can do it! Once the top is pieced you fly even faster than the wind on the homeward stretch!!
I have no doubt that you will make this–if anyone can do it…….
Go, Jo, Go! You can do it! You have a whole bunch of cheerleaders in your corner!
If someone is able to make it, you are that one, no doubt
It is going to be a wonderful wedding present
hang in there JO! We’re all rooting for you that you’ll finish this quilt with flying colors and a marching oompah band cheering you on to victory!
The way you work, you’ll have it done in no time.
Just keep plugging away Jo, the finish will sneak up on you before you know it! I have a DWR in progress and got the center done by taking it a day at a time. I still have borders to add (which also have to be appliqued) and I’m hoping to get back to it after tackling a few more older UFOs. So keep up the good work, as I watch yours develop, it inspires me to get back to mine!