I had the great pleasure of quilting this beauty for a friend last week. It’s huge!
This is the pantograph that I used.
This is the center of the medallion.
I really need to do a border like this some day!
This is the back.
Isn’t it gorgeous? Have a great day!
I quilted my little top on the long arm. I used mono-poly thread and cross hatched it. I didn’t pre-mark and got a bit off on my grid, but it’s fine.
This leftover binding was a good fit.
Ta daaa!
After it was finished, I threw it in the wash to see how my appliqué job would hold up. It did well!
I used this old cheater fabric for the back.
And here it is all crinkled up on my coffee table.
This was such a fun little quilt. If you can, take one of Lori’s online classes. She’s a great teacher and the class is really fun.
Have a great day!
I took another online class from Lori at Humble Quilts last week. It was based on her quilt in the current Issue of American Patchwork and Quilting. Here is my first machine appliquéd block.
I used a vintage gingham from my stash. I made four blocks. Then had to think how I would set them.
Lori made a darling quilt with wide sashing. I loved it, but decided to hang into that idea for a bigger quilt.
This is my little top. I see more of this machine appliqué in my future! Lori gave lots of helpful hints and tricks.
This should be finished soon. Have a great day!
Ta daaaa!
This little bit sure has taken a long time! It doesn’t go anywhere in my house, but I couldn’t love it more.
I went with the cable border after all. My shoulder does not appreciate the ruler work on the long arm, so it took longer than expected.
The backing fabric doesn’t match all that well, but it does the job and I had it on hand.
Gotta love the texture! All photos were taken after a good soak and wash to remove the markings. I used a monofilament thread and that helped to hide my wobbles and bobbles.
As a reminder, this vintage quilt was my inspiration.
Winslow gave her approval.
And really, what else matters?
Have a great day!
I saved some of the best for last!
I loved both of these. The one on the left ad such amazing fabrics!
This was fun!
This bed greeted us just as we came in the door.
I didn’t bring any quilts home, but I did pick up these!
Of course, they don’t lay flat. đŸ˜‚
What can I say? I’m a sucker for orphans!
Have a great day!
Here are more quilts that I saw at the antique mall. The blocks in this first one appear older than the sashing. I suspect from the feel of it, that there was an older quilt used for batting.
This top really intrigued me! The embroidery was beautifully done.
I’m not really sure I understand some of these blocks though. What is this guy doing?
This one reminded me of a redwork crib quilt I made for my youngest.
It had some of the same blocks!
I wish I had yards of the shirting fabric used in this one!
One more post to come. Have a great day!
Mr. Wonderful and I rode our bikes to the antique mall last weekend. I saw so many quilts and tops, that I’ll be sharing several posts this week about them. Isn’t this one gorgeous?
This is only a quarter of the top since there wasn’t room to lay it all out. I was sorely tempted to bring this home, but it had definite bleeding issues.
The fabric in the alternate blocks was amazing! And this quilter must have had a lot of it as she also used it in this Courthouse Steps quilt.
This was the only finished quilt in this booth, but they all shared fabrics, so they must have come from the same family.
This top has the same reds as in the basket quilt.
This top was also in the group.
This cabinet was not with the quilts, but isn’t it gorgeous? I wanted to open it up and get a better look at that silk! Someone will be enjoying this, just not me. đŸ¤£
More to come!
Also a reminder that today is AccuQuilt Live day! Click the link to register for the drawings.
Have a great day!
I bought some new AccuQuilt Dies recently. I’m working on some secret sewing lately and making a sample block of this was my reward for getting one of those projects done.
This is called Cleopatra’s Fan. This was not on my wishlist initially. I loved the block, but curves? No, thank you.
Then I watched this video showing how to sew the block together. Suddenly, I thought, I can do that! So in my cart, the die went.
They have grouped the pieces to be cut out of the same fabrics together on the die board. Very handy! I also love that AccuQuilt screen prints the letters of the pieces on the dies.
One tip given in the video, was to leave your pieces on the die board after cutting so you can remember what’s what.
The curves are gentle and there are notches to help line things up. I pinned at the notch for the first few pieces, but I quickly abandoned the pins. I just didn’t need them. I lined up the beginning of the seam, sewed a few stitches and then matched to the notch. I sewed to the notch, then matched to the end of the seam.
Ta daaa!
There are pressing directions on the package and I did not follow them. Oops! It worked out okay.
The moment of truth, will these bits fit together?
Yes! I’m so pleased with this block! You need to take your time, but the effort is well worth it.
Here is the back. I would have had less bulk if I had followed the pressing directions.
And through the wonders of layout apps, this is what four blocks together could look like.
There are so many possibilities with this block. Wouldn’t it be fun in rainbow colors? Four would make s great center for a medallion quilt. I’m really glad I grabbed this one.
Have a great day!
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I’ve made some great progress on this over the last week.
I have all the fans around the outside edge quilted, so I was able to get the binding on. The center still needs to be quilted, but because the edges are done, I can do the binding now.
I ended up going with this older Minnick and Simpson print.
Time for some hand stitching! Have a great day!
Mr. Wonderful had a meeting in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and I tagged along to shop while he was busy. I quite enjoyed a visit to this shop!
They had a good variety of fabrics, including reprise, batiks, solids, and modern fabrics.
They also had some lovely wool for appliqué.
This is what I bought. It’s for some secret sewing, but you will see it eventually.
Have a great day!
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