I’m still hand quilting my vintage top, though work on that has slowed considerably of late.
When I first started, I kind of over did it and ended up with a sore wrist. I’m trying to pace myself better. Here is where things stand now.
Once I get all the way around the outside edge, I will be well over halfway done.
I love using muslin on the back! I hope to get this space filled in soon
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I’m quite pleased with this little finish! It is a fraternal twin to the doll quilt I made for the Humble Quilts Doll Swap last month.
I used the same backing fabric too.
The crosshatch quilting seemed just the ticket.
This is how it looked after washing.
Jimmy seems to like it. 
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I should call this the 24 Hour quilt! It was so fast. I started it at noon one day, and I had it quilted and bound by noon the next.
I used the other half of the Pottery Barn duvet cover on the back.
And the extra binding I made came in handy.
I kept the quilting simple.
This finished at 64 inches square. Have a great day!
I’m often asked how I do crosshatch quilting on the long arm. It isn’t hard, just time consuming. It does require a ruler base and a straight edge ruler designed for use with a long arm. A rotary cutting ruler should NOT be used. I start by making a grid quilting diagonally as far as I can comfortably. I usually start at the top left. When I’ve gone as far as I can, I take a 90 degree turn and head back to the upper right.
I zig zag back and forth across the top until I’m done. I found stop there, but if I want a tighter grid, I’ll go back and do the same thing only this time I’m adding lines in between.
I could do the right grid from the beginning, but I think this gives more even tension. Here is the first row done.
You can see here where I made my turns. Time to advance the quilt.
Now I’m repeating the process.
The only thing different is that I need to match up my corners with the quilting on the previous section. This can be a little tricky.
You can see here that I didn’t hit it exactly. Because it is a diagonal grid, your eye will read it as straight.
Here I have the first pass done and you can see that I will repeat it for the in between lines.
Time to bind!
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Remember my recent swap quilt? I had leftover pieces cut and they begged me to do something with them.
At first, I thought I’d make a similar quilt.
But maybe have dark triangles on the edges.
But then I thought, I’ve already done that. So I cut some more background squares and came up with this.
These are the Accuquilt dies I used. BTW, from now until midnight on April 29th, you can get free shipping on all orders over $35 with the code SHIP2ME.
And yes, even little quilts can go on the longarm.
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Remember the two leftover blocks from my Many Trips Around the World quilt? Here they are!
I hand quilted the first one.
I found this pretty peachy pink feed sack for the back of both. My cherry trees were in bloom when I took these photos.
The other one got machine quilted.
I love them both! One will be a gift, the other, I will keep.
Here they are with the momma quilt.
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I’m making another quilt for a young girl. I’m sort of following the Moda Love pattern found here, except I’m basing mine on an 8 inch finished block instead of a 9 inch finished block in the pattern. Also, I’m using a layer cake and yardage from Craftsy.
I used these Accuquilt dies.
The Take Five die has an 8 1/2 inch square on it that I also used.
I have some work to do at the design wall before I’m ready to sew this together.
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Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. ~ John 15:13
You may remember that I had two of these vintage blocks leftover from my Many Trips Around the World quilt. I decided to hand quilt one and machine quilt the other. They are the perfect size for doll quilts.
I am using feedback on the back that has been dyed a pretty peach color.
As usual, I have help.
We shall see how far I get today. Happy quilting!
I forgot to share this little finish. Someone suggested adding a white border and it was a great idea.
I just quilted a simple stipple. I don’t do that very often. I’m out of practice.
And a simple solid green binding, leftover from something else.
Speaking of leftovers, this backing piece is sideways, but it wasn’t big enough to go the other way. Feels good to use up and make do.
I’ll hang onto this until I find a little girl that needs a quilt for her doll.
Have a great day!
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