I’ve had a patchwork quilt top lying around for about four months just begging to be finished and quilted, but I’ve not managed to get beyond sewing all the blocks together. The reason for the halt in proceedings is one that has temporarily sabotaged many of the quilts I have made so far. I’m a ditherer, you see, when it comes to deciding on what to do about the borders. Is it just me or do you struggle with borders too?
I seem to get ‘quilters block’ and the quilt top languishes at the back of the cupboard like some forgotten relic. Strangely, when I leave it alone for a wee while, an idea will often come out of the blue and, suddenly, I know exactly what to do and all is well again.
This ‘Turning Twenty’ quilt top was made at my monthly sewing group. A quilting friend had used these colours in a lap quilt and I fell in love with them straight away! Aren’t they pretty?
There were some scraps left over from cutting out the blocks, so I sewed them all together in one long strip
and this is what the border looks like
I’m kind of excited about the backing I’ve chosen for this quilt. Excited and nervous at the same time, actually. Excited, because it is a sort of soft, minky type of material which I think will be deliciously cozy!! And nervous, because I have absolutely no experience of sewing with this type of fabric and it looks like it might be a little bit tricky to quilt!
Temporary fabric adhesive spray
I’m going to take the finished top and the backing along to my sewing group next week, when I’ll be trying out a temporary spray adhesive that my quilting friends have said works really well and means there is no need for basting. No basting? Sounds fab!
I love having such generous friends who share all their time saving tips!
Then, once the backing is on, all that’s left to do is the quilting. Yikes!
Have a lovely weekend everyone and happy stitching!
This is beautiful! Was there a fabric “collection” you chose all these fabrics from, or did you just take your time and pick out each one? They go so well together.
Hi!
Thanks for popping by my blog! I call this my ‘French General’ quilt, since many of the fabrics I used come from Moda’s French General collection. I also used some from my stash and I picked a few others out at my local patchwork shop. All together, I used 16 different fat quarters. I like how it has turned out – I’ve just got to get on with quilting it now! Thanks again for your comments – lovely to meet you! x
I am glad I happened upon your blog. And thank you for your insight. My cousin’s daughter has asked that I make her a quilt and she and I were both inspired by yours. I just need to get started on it now…
Good luck with your quilt. Happy stitching!