First Border Finished, Atlantic Beach Path

I had to buy a little more fabric to finish the first border for the Atlantic Beach Path quilt -- and I had to go all the way to Fremont to get it.  It's 54 miles from our house to Country Traditions.

The border is now complete, and the fabric for the subsequent borders are lined up in the order in which I intend to use them.  I'll start cutting them tomorrow.  With this addition of this border, the quilt measures 101" x 103".  I have 133 hours in the quilt so far.

First Border, Atlantic Beach Path Quilt

I alllllmost got the first border appliquéd onto the Atlantic Beach Path quilt (well, actually, the appliqué is the other way around -- the hexagons are appliquéd onto the border)...... but I didn't have quite enough fabric.  Gotta make a trip to the quilt shop tomorrow!

There are several more borders to go.

Appliquéing Hexagons to the Atlantic Beach Patch Panel

I am appliquéing the hexagons to the center panel for the Atlantic Beach Path quilt. It's going well, but I can tell you that it's a whole lot trickier to appliqué on a large quilt than it is to appliqué on a lone quilt block! I'm glad for my rubber-dotted quilting gloves, to help me guide the fabric through the machine's harp and under the needle.

Hexagons Pinned to Center Panel, Atlantic Beach Path

I have all the rows of hexagons sewn together, and now the edges are pressed under, glued, and then pinned to the center panel of the Atlantic Beach Path.  Next, I will appliqué it on with a very narrow blanket stitch.

Bottom Middle Section, Atlantic Beach Path Quilt

The rows of hexagons for the right side of the Atlantic Beach Path quilt are all put together, and this, the bottom middle section, is done, too.  That leaves the rows for the top middle section and the left side to put together, meaning I'm exactly half done sewing the rows together.  Next, the borders.