I love finishing a quilt when all the steps go right.
Since I often work with 1.5” pieces, these 3.5”x6.5” bricks felt enormous when I started cutting and sewing the strip sets. It’s amazing how fast a top comes together with such large pieces. And now, it’s quilted with prayer words for my friend who is recovering from a TBI.
At one point, I considered mixing up the red and tan prints, but then I realized it could be fun and not too complicated to run them down in diagonal rows. I like it.
I soaked the backing ahead of time, knowing the red and black fabric, a batik, was highly likely to bleed. It took quite a bit of soaking to release all the extra dye, so I’m glad I took the time. When I washed and dried the quilt, I did look for bleeding, but this time, all was right with the world. It's a comfortable lap size, about 60" x 72".
Now I need to pack it up and ship it away!
from the room of Zana’s Ninis,
katie z.
Since I often work with 1.5” pieces, these 3.5”x6.5” bricks felt enormous when I started cutting and sewing the strip sets. It’s amazing how fast a top comes together with such large pieces. And now, it’s quilted with prayer words for my friend who is recovering from a TBI.
At one point, I considered mixing up the red and tan prints, but then I realized it could be fun and not too complicated to run them down in diagonal rows. I like it.
I soaked the backing ahead of time, knowing the red and black fabric, a batik, was highly likely to bleed. It took quite a bit of soaking to release all the extra dye, so I’m glad I took the time. When I washed and dried the quilt, I did look for bleeding, but this time, all was right with the world. It's a comfortable lap size, about 60" x 72".
Now I need to pack it up and ship it away!
from the room of Zana’s Ninis,
katie z.
2 comments:
What does the quilting say?
Congrats on a very pretty finish! That one came together very quickly.
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