Lovely. I enjoyed reading about how your fabrics were upcycled into this great quilt.
alisonquilts
08-12-2012 04:33 PM
Originally Posted by Diane007
(Post 5436336)
nice
was the velvet hard to work with?
No, not hard, but very very messy! It was all 100% cotton so there wasn't a problem with pressing and inadvertently melting it, which might happen with acetate velvet. But oh BOY did it shed little bits!! And my carpet is dove grey so every little speck showed beautifully...Also it didn't really want to slide for the FMQ, so I had to wrestle a bit. I think that would have been greatly minimized with one of those extra-slippery sheets you can get for your work surface, and if I had been using grippy gloves, or cut-off exercise bands for handling.
I would happily work with velvet again, but I'll have to find another duvet cover reduced by 80% to afford it...
Alison
blondeslave
08-14-2012 11:27 AM
Lovely quilt!
Jammin' Jane
11-08-2012 02:43 PM
That's gorgeous! It looks so cuddly! :)
knitpurlgrrl
11-09-2012 07:55 AM
I never would have thought to back a quilt with velvet. I bet it's soft and warm!
