Rachel "Ivy" Clarke

I'd hoped to get more work done on the quiltalong last week (read: finish the darn thing) but life, work, etc....you know how it goes.

But yesterday I finally pieced the back, so now I'm all ready to sandwich and quilt!

Because the fabric for the lower back is actually 2 pieces, I wanted to match that great art nouveau print as best I could so the seam wouldn't be glaringly obvious.

I matched the prints for the lower bottom backing fabric using Oh, Fransson's instructions.
This print looks complicated but was actually really easy to match due to the design. I left a little bit of the edge in the photo so you can see where it was pieced. Not really noticeable at all, eh?

My next challenge is not the actual quilting, but finding a place big enough to snadwich the layers. "But you just moved in to a giant studio," you say? Yes indeed. A giant studio in an industrial building with concrete floors so dirty they turn the soles of my feet black to walk on them. While I do plan on remedying that at some point (or harnessing alternate options, like acquiring a large cutting table), I'd like to get this quilt done before then, and I don't think putting a heavily white quilt on the dirty floor is such a great idea.

I've also been thinking about trying to spray-baste this quilt, and so I apparently need to find a well-ventilated area in which to spray. Hm.