Finished Quilt Top!! (Lotus)
 

Hello all,

Ah ha! I finally figured out how to upload pictures, now I can post!!

I posted a couple days ago after having difficulty getting my points to match and got some great advice. I used a lot of the ideas including the elmers glue, starch instead of sizing, and angling the pins. I finished the quilt top today and I'm so excited about it. My points aren't perfect, but they're much better than what I started out with and I'm satisfied with the end results.

We have very close family friends getting married soon and I knew I had to do something for them with this Tula Pink fabric when I saw it. I had just learned how to quilt and I decided I could tackle this. I was searching for the right quilt pattern and I had already bought the Hex N More so I decided on this pattern. Then I was pleasantly surprised to see it on the Jaybird site already made in this fabric line. It helped me visualize what I would end up with. This is my second quilt and overall I'm pleased with how well it went. My plan for quilting it is to get a walking foot and stick with lines. I used free motion quilting on my first quilt and it was too irregular to try on a gift.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/attachm...d=491256&stc=1

I'm not sure my images are posting correctly, I'm on an ipad it looks funny, but in any case I'm also going to upload pictures of how I fixed my problem. I think my scant 1/4 inch was a little too scant and I wasn't left with enough fabric on the points of my big triangles. I realized that if I took my seams back out and made them bigger right in the point that I would get enough fabric for my seam allowance. I did that to a few of the triangles and when I went to sew my row together the first time I was so confident that everything was pinned and lined up correctly that I just went for it and it all came out great. I'm including a closeup of the points, they're still not perfect, but I'd rather have them like this than sucked into the seam. Also including a picture of how I angled my pins. If the person who recommended that to me happens to see this, did I do that correctly? It seemed to help in any case.

Thanks again to everyone who responded, you put the wind back in my sails.

You are doing a very good job on this. Many experienced quilters do no better. SitD is a good quilting choice for this pattern. what a thoughtful gift.

Wow you did great.

I really like your fabric choice. Your points look very good, and it sounds like you have everything under control. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product. Your friends will love it!

Your points are great - especially if this is only your second quilt! Very impressive. Quite interesting with the pins. I might have to back to the other thread to read that post just for the info.

I really like your fabrics. Very interesting.

great job!

Beautiful, precise work.

For a second quilt, that is amazing!

I love your quilt! It is just beautiful!!