The Linky Party's host has changed. The Linky is now being hosted by
Carol from Quilt Schmilt.
So, let the fun begin:
My list was small last week:
- cut out the fabric for a new pattern so that I can put this together without interruption. The fabric is washed and ready to go.❌
- have a look at and think about the Peter Rabbit Quilt that I have agreed on quilting for somebody else. Will show a photo of this next time.✔
Well, did not look at the new pattern and started the Peter Rabbit Quilt instead. I am doing this for a friend's mum who worked on this all of last year. The quilt is rather large (width alone is 64-1/2in) and I was not looking forward to pinning and basting this. Have not done a large quilt like that for a while and took my time to preserve my back.
Pinning and basting done
Struggled with the basting a bit as I did it in a grid this time...at least that is how I started off but then I had to divert every now and then in order not to hit the embroidery.
Look at the cute characters
It is a very pretty quilt. Not sure yet exactly how I am going to quilt it, but I have plenty of time as the ditching will take a while. Finished all of the major seams today and also managed to outline Peter Rabbit. Given the size of the quilt, it is quite cumbersome to do the ditching and I am glad that I have got the big table of the Bernina Q20. For once had to take everything of the table as the quilt kept pushing things out of the way.
Looking good...always amazes me what a difference a simple outline can make. I am stitching this down with Invisafil thread in order not to distract from the pictures but also to not draw attention to some imperfections. My friend's mum did an amazing job with the piecing...those blocks in there would not have been easy to do, so some seams do not align and I also had a fair amount of seams where the seam allowance is turned over half way through a block. Invisafil is a great thread to hide some of that. In the instructions (this was a quilt along via a magazine), all the pieced blocks were done with a 1 in grid and the applique was left alone. That, I feel, would only work if the piecing is very accurate as the grid would follow some of the seam lines, so I don't think I will follow that. Also in two minds at the moment whether I will backfill behind the appliqued characters or whether I leave them as they are. Suggestions are most welcome!
Well, totally absorbed with this quilt at the moment...
For this week I am only setting the one task as I have got some other non-quilty things to do:
- continue with the ditching and outlining of the Peter Rabbit quilt. No doubt, after I done that I will need a break!
You are doing an amazing job on the quilting. Backfill stitching might be nice, but if the quilt is pretty cumbersome to move around, it might be pretty difficult. Have a great week!
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