Some quilts are made and I have to wait a while to find out where they want to live. I finally know where this one is going.
I was thrilled to pick this up at Goodwill for under $2!
I’ve started setting things aside for RV sewing.
A good reminder.
Have a great day!
This little experiment is done.
It doesn’t look too bad from a distance, but up close, yikes! I was able to do a bit of a meander in the border after I found the darning foot for my 301. I also added the binding after I finally found my walking foot.
The backing I chose hid a multitude of sins. The binding, not so much.
Pictures taken outside really show the texture.
I decided to wash this to complete the experiment. Here are a few photos after washing.
I do think it helps hide the wobbles.
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I’m still trying to decide which of my machines to take in Dora this summer. I pulled out my favorite Featherweight. Isadore hasn’t been used in a while.
I got these bits long ago in a bag of scraps.
I decided to piece some together.
Then I put a walking foot on and tried quilting.
Not bad, but what if I add more?
Hmmmm…. Better than expected. I decided to wash this piece. Here are after washing photos.
Now I remember why I used to wash all my finished pieces right away! You notice texture more than individual stitches.
I can’t really do free motion work on the Featherweight, but if walking foot quilting works, that might be good enough.
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Remember these? I needed something small to practice machine quilting, so I got busy piecing.
Not bad.
I added borders and basted. I’m still tryin* to decide which machine to take in the RV this summer. I’d like to be able to to quilt small things on whatever I take.
I pulled out one of my vintage Singer 301s out to try.
I couldn’t find my walking foot.
So far, so good.
Then I got a little lazy. I eyeballed lines and things got ugly quick.
If I can find my darning foot, I might try a stipple in the border.
Wish me luck.
This is one of the bits I pulled out of the orphan block box.
I added this skinny border. That brought the size up to 8 1/2” FINISHED. Weird, I know.
So I added this to get it to a more reasonable 10 inches finished.
I had planned to create a medallion quilt, similar to this. This quilt is from an old book called Small Endearments by Sandy Fox.
But I think in trying to get to an even number, I’ve made a mess of the design proportions. This project may end up in time out for a while.
It happens.
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I decided this will be a throw quilt. I went ahead and did some scrap busting and cut enough pieces for about 180 blocks.
They will be set with alternate plain blocks, but I haven’t chosen that yet.
They are really piling up!
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I picked this up from FB Marketplace recently. The trays are removable. I will use it for my current WIPs.
This is so funny!
This mural is at a local museum.
Another puzzle finish.
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This lovely bundle arrived on my doorstep this week!
It is from Connecting Threads. The bundle is a line called Art Haus and the thread is from their Essential Threads line.
I wish you could feel this fabric. It is truly top notch. And that thread? It is definitely on par with those orange spools!
I have a plan for this bundle. To prepare, I broke open that tower of goodness and pressed it all.
Aren’t these great?
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This was a quick little finish. I plan to use it on night stand in the guest room.
The quilting is not good. I’m so out of practice quilting on a domestic machine. But I want to get back to it so I can finish things while traveling in the RV.
The following photos show how distorted the piecing became. The first photo is before quilting.
This is after the first “grid” was completed.
After finishing quilting.
It doesn’t look too bad until you look at it this way. Ugh.
I’m hoping washing will help hide the wonkiness.
It’s still cute and will serve its purpose.
Have a great day!
