I made it through Phase One!!!!!

I'm trying to figure out how long I have been working on my Boston collage. On the other hand maybe I don't want to know. The first time I posted about working on this quilt was June 2021. That was the beginning of the design phase. My excuse for not finishing sooner is that I was distracted by other projects like the two Pittsburgh in the Snow pieces, the ornament for our daughter and the Christmas Santas, and the birthday wool runner for my girlfriend. So you see I do have excuses!

At any rate I think I have reached the end of Phase One of this gigantic project. The buildings, etc are not perfectly positioned, but you get the idea.

 

So why is this only Phase One? Basically because there are several phases still to be done.

Phase Two.....replace some of the windows with orange windows. I still have to work out where to do that. I have also sent a photo to Natalya for her thoughts and feedback.

Phase Three....stitch everything down. This involves making sure windows, trim, etc are really in the correct places.

Phase Four....quilt it and do any hand stitching.

Phase Five....bind or face it. Add sleeves and hang. 

I probably will be working on this quilt for some time yet. Although I think the longest part is over. Stitching things in place is a lot easier to do than designing things.  As I look at the photo I'm thinking that the light trim on the bottom section of the brownstone on left might need to be a touch darker. I think I will try using Inktense pencils to darken it or look for another fabric and replace those 2 pieces. What's re-cutting 2 pieces at this point? Also I want to clean up my sewing room and start putting things away. That will feel really good.

So what do you think?

Linking to Nina-Marie.

Thanks for reading about my endless project.

Chris