The quilt top is together, finally.
In the end, it wasn’t too bad. A bit of easing here and there, some slightly wonky seam line-ups here and there, but it really doesn’t look too bad, considering I started off with a brand new quarter-inch foot that… wasn’t. Never take their word for it, ladies. Always measure. The foot has been relegated to the outer darkness and I’m using my standard foot with a handy bit of blue painter’s tape applied to it to show an exact scant quarter inch.
Today, I need to cut the backing and batting, and then I’ll enlist help from a friend to baste the whole thing, since it’ll go more easily with two sets of hands. I can do it myself using pool noodles to roll the three different layers on, but it’s so much faster if I don’t have to.
The backing is a nice stone-colour wideback with a white sorta-kinda paisley patter, and the binding will be the same charcoal/black fabric as I’ve used on the rest of the quilt.
After that, I have two 12 inch blocks in black & white which I plan to use to make a cushion cover to go with the quilt.
And then it will be done.
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It’s so dramatic. I absolutely love it.
That’s great! Exactly the effect I was after…
Takes my breath away !!! So lovely 🥰
It’s nice and dramatic, isn’t it? I’ve cut the backing and batting, now I have to wait for a friend to have a day free to help me spray baste it and I can start marking and quilting.
You are hand quilting?
Nope. It’s going to be plain cross-hatching on about a 3 inch grid. I have had a quilt of my own waiting to be hand quilted for over a year, so when I do, it’ll be that one.
Ahh ok… you usually do QAYG…. So was wondering
True, but this design simply didn’t allow that, so I’m going with what the quilt asks for, rather than the easiest method. The new machine will make it a lot easier, too.
Yes would be very hard to keep with the design … and the new machine will definitely make it easy
That is a stunner of a quilt! Gorgeous!!! 🧡🐅 🐯
She’ll never lose it, will she?!
Very striking, reminds me of the poem Tiger Tiger burning bright
That’s exactly the intention. I linked to the poem on my first post about the quilt. He really does burn bright, doesn’t he?
It’s is simply WOW.
It’s a little bit ‘Zap, Pow!’ cartoon strip action, isn’t it? I love it, but as I’m not a supporter I’ll be glad to wave it goodbye!
The colors of my home here in AZ! Love it:)! Your backing is the perfect choice as well. I’m sorry about your new 1/4” foot. That is so frustrating! I’m glad you made the quilt work though. It looks great!
The front is so busy that it needed a quiet back! The quarter inch foot came with my new sewing machine, and it’s the only part of it that I don’t love…
WOW – just wow, stunning.
It’s a lot, isn’t it? It’s totally the team colours and there’s no mistaking it.
Bold and beautiful!
… and cheerful!
This is spectacular! You’ve done an amazing job, even with the wonky foot. I love painters tape. It comes in handy for so many things, eh?
Very true, and I particularly like the blue stuff, which shows up well and peels off easily if you want it to.
Exactly! It’s often the little things that make all the difference.
This looks terrific!
Lots of oomph, eh? Now all I have to do is wait for fine weather so my friend and I can spray baste it outside… Sadly, the forecast is wet, wet, wet.