I do not know how I did this today, but it is quilted. Of course, in my quilting life nothing really goes easy. The stitch regulator on my Handi-Quilter decided to act up, and when I got to the last row to quilt, I realized that the backing was even with the top and no extra wiggle room. Now this is a nightmare for a long arm quilter. The rule is to add 4" to the quilt back on all sides so there is plenty of fabric to "float" the quilt top. I figured that it seemed to go well with this quilt - probably a payback for letting it sit for almost 14 months. After I took it off the frame I realized that I had squeaked on this one. It came out just right - do not know how this happened, but as I said before, my quilting life is not all that perfect.
The quilt measures 88" x 100" - WOW. I did free motion meandering and I used a gold thread. Well, I am now half blind and have eye strain and I think my back will be sore. I had to almost lay on the quilt in order to see where I was going (LOL). Anyway, I will never leave a quilt in the frame as long as I did this. 2013 was not the best year - do not think it was a good one for anyone - I am just glad to have finished the project. Now for the binding.
I really love all aspects of the quilting, but somehow we quilters feel that we have "finished" a quilt when the top is complete, but lo...... there is one step left - making the sandwich and quilting it, then the joy of binding it! I just love making tops, not sure about all the work that goes into either machine or hand quilted quilts, and the binding on a large quilt like this is just not fun to do.
Have a great evening. Next project - finish the preparation work on my 2 Baltimore Album quilt blocks for the BAS Auction. The quilt is so large it is difficult to get a good picture, but I am pleased with them.
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The quilt measures 88" x 100" - WOW. I did free motion meandering and I used a gold thread. Well, I am now half blind and have eye strain and I think my back will be sore. I had to almost lay on the quilt in order to see where I was going (LOL). Anyway, I will never leave a quilt in the frame as long as I did this. 2013 was not the best year - do not think it was a good one for anyone - I am just glad to have finished the project. Now for the binding.
I really love all aspects of the quilting, but somehow we quilters feel that we have "finished" a quilt when the top is complete, but lo...... there is one step left - making the sandwich and quilting it, then the joy of binding it! I just love making tops, not sure about all the work that goes into either machine or hand quilted quilts, and the binding on a large quilt like this is just not fun to do.
Have a great evening. Next project - finish the preparation work on my 2 Baltimore Album quilt blocks for the BAS Auction. The quilt is so large it is difficult to get a good picture, but I am pleased with them.
1 comment:
It is really a pretty quilt, would be a really fun project to work on. Plus I love the size. Hope you found the time to work on your Baltimore blocks
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