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My new Modern Rainbow circle quilt! I have not attached the hanging sleeve or the binding yet. It will probably be my first finish of 2018. 🙂 I found the pattern in Modern Rainbow.I cut 3″ squares from some solids and started working on a color progression. I did lots of pondering! I also realize I need to run a lint roller over my flannel boards!I needed 24 sets to make up the segments. Three different fabrics in each set. I did not have 72 solids so I did use some tonal prints. I also used the reverse of a couple of fabrics. This took a long time and the color progression has some issues but it was really kind of awesome to work this.

Here are my 3″ square leftovers. I will use them for another quilt one day.

I started sewing the sections together and just loved it. I paper pieced these for accuracy. I was having a big time……until I got to the curves.I have NEVER been a master of the curve. I have friends who ARE masters. I KNOW it is doable, just not by me.

I tried again on another section. Not good. It was obvious this was not going to work. I sewed the entire circle together (I am not going to show you a picture of THAT) and I took it to Theresa DeWalt, queen of the custom quilters. She kindly suggested I applique just the pieced circle to a background. I DO know how to applique.

So then it looked like this! Theresa is a genius.

I saved my money and sent it to her to be quilted. Oh my.