A Pressing Situation ~

so...
here is that little quilt that I've been working on ~ in progress still.
as you can see by the pics below, I have gotten 'better' at lining up my points and corners. I say 'better', but this is as good as I'm sure I will ever get...
and I don't mind one bit.    

tiny triangles measure a scant 1" x 1 1/2"

 I'm pressing the quilt with my craft iron ~ notice the iron has the word BAD! written in permanent sharpie on the side of it? ...that's because 'someone' used this same iron one time to iron her white curtains and this iron's surface has years of crusty stuff built up on it from ironing stained fabric.
so as not to confuse her again, she wrote GOOD! & BAD! on her irons...
(no judging please, but you may chuckle if you wish)

and my pressing cloth is just as bad...it is actually clean ~ fresh from the dryer ~ but is so stained!!

 Now I can think about fabric choices for the backing & binding...
and the hand-quilting ~
I'm not sure what color thread to use for the hand-quilting....
these are Gutermann Threads in my favorite colors.

aren't they pretty?

 should I choose one of these?

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or these?

 

 



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 or ~ one of these??
any suggestions?

they all look good with the fabric colors, don't they?

my trusty little scissors ~

little storkies, about 110 yrs old ~ wonder how many snips these have made through the years ~

 and of course, after choosing the thread color and backing/binding fabric ~
i need to figure out how I will actually stitch the quilting part...I want to do something different, as usual for me, so I'm thinking I'll trace a repeat pattern of one of my early cookie cutters and echo that design ~ star or pinwheel?

pinwheel would be cool ~

 but the star would be easier...

decisions decisions ~ !

  let me hear your suggestions ~ would love to hear what you think!
Happy Monday to you ~
Blessings from the Farm

Lori