But it's late and I want to take a decent picture of it. In the meantime, I'm still busily quilting away on the red and white quilt. I really love this part and I find it hard to stop for the night and go to bed. Unless my fingers are sore like this: It might… Continue reading Alabama Chanin DIY Swing Skirt is finished!
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Basting done! Quilting started!
Finally got to the quilting and what a relief it was! I'm quite excited by the idea of using this gorgeous red thread for quilting instead of my usual cream-colored Gutermann thread. I bought a King Tut cranberry red. It is variegated and the color is rich. My only issue now is having this enormous… Continue reading Basting done! Quilting started!
No, definitely not going to make it in time
I'm just about to reach the halfway mark and it took the whole weekend to get that far. And that's just the basting. I estimate that it takes at least 4 times as long to quilt than to baste and I'm pretty sure that's a conservative estimate. I'm aiming for Christmas as my deadline now… Continue reading No, definitely not going to make it in time
Am I going to get it done in time?
I am having serious doubts I'll be even close to finishing the quilting, let alone the binding and any embroidery.
Irish Chain Variation
I started this quilt ages ago. Years. In fact, according to this photo, I was still piecing it in April 22, 2007! I've dragged it out and ironed it flat. It is now going to be a wedding gift for a good friend. I'm looking forward to quilting it though I'm still undecided how I'm… Continue reading Irish Chain Variation
Last turn!
Finally turned the last corner and the quilt will be complete very shortly! Then it'll be thrown into the washing machine for the final test!
The Binding: penultimate step complete
Confession: I suffer from over-confidence which means that even when I've done it before, I'll make mistakes. Annoying mistakes that waste time and materials. Thinking that I've learned my lesson enough times, I played it safe with making the binding by not trying to do the endless loop method. I like the idea, but I… Continue reading The Binding: penultimate step complete
Getting to the end: The Binding
I am about 2 hours from finishing the quilting on this which means that I now have to think about the binding. I didn't have anything planned, so I went through my stash and picked out the above fabrics. I think I'm going to go with the purple. It feels more aligned with the colors… Continue reading Getting to the end: The Binding
Another baby quilt
Once again, an announcement has sent me rushing back to my ideas notebook on Evernote and old quilting magazines to find a lovely genderless baby quilt design that also reflects the personality of the future parents. I know I want to use Inklingo because a lot of the piecing will be done on my commute.… Continue reading Another baby quilt
More Alabama Chanin DIY Swing Skirt
Status of the skirt as of today: 1st panel - sewn and cut 2nd panel - sewn but NOT cut 3rd panel - sewn and 90% cut 4th panel - ironed and waiting for basting At the rate I'm going, it might be done before Thanksgiving!
Hunter’s Star Update
I started this post a month ago! Finally got the pictures I wanted into the post and now it's published. The last time I posted about this quilt, I was having trouble with the layout. Thanks to some really helpful suggestions, I removed the two palest blocks and replaced them with brighter blocks. Here are… Continue reading Hunter’s Star Update