mollymct

Update on my first quilt.

The borders are on!! Wahoo! For some reason, I had to really wrestle with the last miter, but there it is!!

I have batting and backing fabric, so next I'm reading up on basting. What technique do you like?

Also, I guess as far as quilting (another first!!), it will be SID, though that is where the most material/layers are!! Very bulky because my fabrics are all knits that have fusible interfacing and have been sewn to a muslin foundation. Any tips here??

Thanks to everyone who has helped and encouraged me so far!! The end is in sight!

mollymct

The piano keys are not as wide as I would've liked, but I had to work with the scraps I had.

Prism99

Spray basting with 505 is my favorite way to layer a quilt -- very fast. Just be sure to spread a large flat sheet out first to catch any overspray. If you do a search on spray basting, you will find lots of info and tips.

Instead of SID, why not use your walking foot to make curvey lines across the quilt? It's a lot easier than SID because you don't have to keep your eyes glued to that ditch. If you're a little bit off nobody knows because the lines aren't supposed to be straight lines. You can do these lines in one direction only, or in two directions to create cross-hatching. You can do the lines across and down, or from corner-to-corner. You can echo-quilt the curving lines or make every line different.

p.s. That is a *very* cute quilt!!!

kristen0112

It's very cute! good work

litacats

well I juat love it the way it is.

Dancing Needle

Ohhhhh....your quilt is so nice and cheery. I hadn't seen the postings of the progression and went back to see it's made of baby clothes. How special is that!! Great idea! As for basting, generally on smaller quilts I spray baste. It holds everything together quite well. Larger quilts I pin baste (haven't been brave enough to try spray basting the larger ones). :) I like the idea of wavy lines for quilting, it will take some of the pressure off during the quilting process. I tend to get very tense when I SID especially if the fabrics are bulky as you pointed out. No matter what you end up doing, it's going to be lovely! :thumbup:

rismstress

I love this quilt-- love the colors and the design. Really adorable.
Cheryl

mollymct

Thank you!! Wavy lines sound good! Would I stitch from corner to corner or side to side across the border? I have absolutely zero experience here!! I am going to get a little piece together to practice.

kathyd

Since it is small and the fabrics are knit baby clothes, why not tie it. You could either tie the center of each block or in the center of the triangle pieces. You could tie it so the knot and tails are on the back. Maybe use pink or even a varigated embroidery floss. Then you could SID the piano border. Just another possibility.

Lady Shivesa

SO adorable! :)