I have been a busy bee, however. I finally finished - absolutely finished, binding and everything - this quilt. I quilted it on my MegaQuilter (man, I forgot how dang heavy that thing is!).
Here's an action shot. That puppy was on my dining room table for 4 days! I wanted to use Kim's quilting pattern. It took me awhile to get it going so that it looked okay.
This is what it looked like when I first started quilting it. Pretty crappy.
By the time I finished, it started looking much better. I then did some swirly things in the borders. Those came out okay, however, it's very obvious that I need a lot of practice!The blue that I quilted with was a Sulky 30 wt. thread. The yellow that I used was a Sulky 12 wt. thread. I didn't even realize it when I bought it. That 12 wt. was much heavier, and my machine fussed much more with the heavier (12 wt.) thread. It was also noticeably thicker on the quilt.
Here's a picture of the finished quilt:
It's not bad. I'm still not sure that I'm thrilled with it. And really? The quilting is pretty bad, but I figured it was better to practice on a quilt top that I didn't absolutely LOVE.
Here's the back. Remember the borders that I was going to use? Well, I had a bunch of that 
fabric left and decided to use it on the back. It's actually not a bad fabric on the back! However, in retrospect, I would not have used the blue quilting thread in the bobbin. I'm not sure what I was thinking. (That's MaryJane - my son's cat - she wanted to be in the picture, too.) The yellow thread that I used on the front blends in much better.And last, the binding. I used two different fabrics for the binding. They are so close in color, however, that it doesn't really show up.
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9 comments:
Darling quilt. You did a good job! I always think I need a vacation to recover from vacation.
I'll bet it's better than you think. No one puts their nose up to the quilting except us quilters. Good for you tackling and finishing something so big!
What a beautiful quilt, Michelle! You always make the best things, and have me wanting to run to my LQS.
I'm with Nanette... I always need a vacation from a vacation. And tomorrow we leave for a mini trip. Feel like I take 1 step forward and 2 steps back.
Oh my goodness! I love LOVE that quilt! Reentery from vacation is rough...I've been suffering long and hard since school has begun!
What a cute quilt -- I love that pattern -- I used it on one of our everyday throws. And thread color and trying to choose to go with both the top and bottom of a quilt has always been one of the hardest things for me!
Great quilt. Love the colors!!! You did a good job on the quilting.
I like the "odd" too - it would make me smile everytime. Now - do you feel more "even" in the even years? oooh you're brave with your mega-quilter - I'm still making straight lines - haven't plucked up the courage for swirly things yet - and you've done a lovely job!
the red binding was a great choice. the quilt turned out lovely.
I like your odd year saying, even if no one else appreciates it. hope the school year is off to a good start.
looks great! love the binding too!
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