Finish it up Friday!

Posted on July 18, 2014 by katyquilts

I finished my Dream quilt! It was a great practice quilt and this one is for me. Good thing. It has a few issues! For one thing, I need to block this one. The dense quilting has made it a bit wonky. It was washed and dried in the dryer. So here are the pics.

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I took a bunch of pics trying to figure out how to get the quilting to show best.

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And some detail shots:

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It doesn’t look too bad from a distance but up close I see problems. A loop of thread here and there:

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Points that are not so pretty on the back.

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And of course the wavy edges are the worst but again, I am hoping blocking will take care of that.

At least Baby E seems to approve!

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I used Warm and White batting and Glide thread in Cool Grey for the quilting.

I am linking up Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Can I get a Whoop Whoop?, Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday, and Richard and Tanya Quilts for Link A Finish Friday.

About katyquilts

I am a wife, mom of four amazing adult kids, and a former librarian. I love making everything from traditional quilts to art quilts. I am thankful to God my Father and Creator for the gift of creativity!
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7 Responses to Finish it up Friday!

  1. paulineperry65 says:
    September 24, 2014 at 12:41 am

    I have just been taking a better look at your gorgeous Dream quilt email. Cute little baby I must say. I am curious about how you decided to quilt the quilt in the way that you did – I notice the angular lines which make geometric shapes appear on the back – is there a particular pattern or reason for those shapes or sections? How did you come up with that design? I see – and read – that you used areas for practicing different patterns which I understand. I really like definition of the word Dream – how did you achieve that indented appearance – which appears on some of the long straight lines too? I think the quilting on this quilt is quite unique and I just wonder how and why you made your choices to quilt it this way.
    Pauline

    perry94022 at hotmail dot com

  3. Gemini Jen NZ says:
    July 20, 2014 at 1:46 am

    Super colourful and great quilting effort!

  4. Vicki in MN says:
    July 19, 2014 at 9:07 am

    Very nice Katy!

  5. Dona says:
    July 19, 2014 at 12:33 am

    Wow! Your quilting is so impressive. Really nice.

  6. Judi says:
    July 18, 2014 at 9:26 pm

    Beautiful quilt and quilting

  7. Lois says:
    July 18, 2014 at 4:09 pm

    Wow! That’s some dense quilting, Katy. You sure DID get a lot of practice in. Great job, as always.

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