Ready for Take-Off!

I'm starting a new quilt. You would think I could finish one of my other quilts first, but NOOOO, I have to keep creating.

It started because I want to do a demonstration to my quilt guild on a reverse applique' technique using freezer paper. It is an easy way to set in circles. It's the method I used in my Meadow Quilt.

I was thinking that this same technique should work with different shapes. So I thought I would give it a try.

 I decided to try it with a plane. seems to work well.

 Now all I have to do it remove the freezer paper and top stitch it down to the orange fabric.

I think this will look really cool with this Alison Glass fabric.

Sew, needless to say, I started a new quilt. I guess I'm ready for take-off.


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Pat

More Basting!

Whew, two quilts basted this week. Yippee!  Especially since the second quilt top has been finished since last March - see the Pantone quilt here. Let's hope it doesn't take another year to get it quilted. I'm still not sure how I'm going to quilt this.

The other quilt I got basted was my Meadows Quilt, which I'm really looking forward to quilting.

I spray basted both quilts using 1"x3"x94" boards. Click here to see my tutorial on how to spray baste with boards.

I'm linking up to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.

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Pat

Backed and Basted

I love having a Monday holiday. Especially since my hubby has to go to work. I can get sew much done. I finished piecing the back for my Meadow quilt. Really happy with it.

 This is really a big quilt - queen sized. It is the largest quilt I've made so far. Well okay, I have made two queen sized quilts before, but they were done QAYG (quilt-as-you-go). This will be the largest I've quilted in one piece. It is so big I had to borrow longer boards and set two tables end to end (pushed all of my living room furniture over to fit the tables together) in order to baste it. I'm using Quilters Dream Wool, so I was able to spray baste. LOVE how soft this batting is.

 The boards I borrowed were from Quilters Corner (LQS), they are part of fancy basting frame. I just couldn't make the frame work, so I did it my way by wrapping the quilt on the boards (Click here to see my tutorial on how to spray baste using boards). Worked like a charm.

 I am a little concerned about free-motion quilting this quilt. With all of the curved piecing, I'm a bit afraid of puckers. This is another reason I choose spray basting and wool batting. I think spray basting holds the quilt together better with less shifting and the wool loft should help take up some of the slack. The other great thing about wool batting, it drapes so nicely. Can't wait to get this done and on this bed!

I'm going to have to make over this room to compliment this quilt!

Today I'm linking up with Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times

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Pat

WIP Wednesday

I really am back to quilting and blogging, Monday's post was not a fluke. I'm actually feeling inspired to quilt.

I finished up my Meadow's quilt top.

I love how this quilt is turning out. I think it's going to look wonderful on this bed.  Now I'm on to making the back and it this baby basted!  

I'm linking up to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.

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Pat

Hello Again

WOW, really didn't mean to be gone from blogging for so long, but the holidays just sort of "ate" my time. I ended up making 14 sets of potholders (28 total) for Christmas presents. That's like making a whole quilt! Heck, I didn't even get pictures of them.

Finally, this weekend I started back on my Meadows quilt. I got all of the blocks pieced together.

I plan on added large panels of the navy blue so that it will end up fitting this bed. Ooooo, that means there will be lots of negative space to "quilt the snot out of it".

I'm really pleased with this quilt so far. I promise to be back regularly.

Today I'm linking up with Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times

Color Me Quilty!

Pat