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I am sure the mom will admire and appreciate your creativity, and that they both will be comforted by the kindness and care you put into it. I think the colors and design are absolutely perfect for a graphic designer.
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What a lovely quilt you pieced and designed. I am certain it will be well loved!
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That's a very pretty quilt, Sephie, and I'm sure she will enjoy it so much! It gets cold waiting around in hospitals and doctor's offices, and it will feel like a warm loving hug from you!
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Thanks everyone! I really appreciate your sentiments :)
Originally Posted by EmiliasNana
(Post 7579288)
Since I've never made a quillow................I assume you attached the pre-quilted pocket on after you quilted the quilt, but how did you attach it so seamlessly to the backing? I assume the binding was put on last, which would encase the bottom seam of the pillow, but I'm interested in how you attached the sides.
Pin the top of the pillow pocket to curve down, away from the top edge of the bottom strip when you're joining it to the rest of the backing so that you don't sew it into the seam allowance at the top. That was actually kind of difficult since I made a mistake there. I had intended to just sew the pocket front to the pocket back right sides together, then fold out and layer in the batting instead of having to bind it. I completely forgot to do that until after I had already quilted it! So I had to bind it, which I think does look nice, but also adds extra bulk into that side seam. Changes I'd make: make the pillow back piece (music fabric) at least 1/2in longer in length, because you have to put the pillow front a little bit lower from the top edge so that it doesn't accidentally get sewn in when you're attaching the entire bottom strip to the rest of the backing. I had to trim off 1/2in of the bottom border of the pillow pocket, but it still turned out ok since I had left so much extra room. I'd also leave room to use a bigger seam allowance, because the pre-quilted pillow front needs reinforced seams at the top edge and bottom edge, and I would've liked to have room to go across those side seams a few extra times. I sewed a handle into the seam at the very bottom edge of the quilt, and when I was sewing the binding on, I had to "help" my sewing machine pull the fabric through. Finally, I found something the feed dogs had trouble moving, even with my walking foot! The binding, the quilt sandwich, the pillow pocket sandwich, plus the handle which was flannel on both sides and 2 layers of batting! How many layers does that count as?? :) Sorry that was so long... |
Looks good and I'm sure will be appreciated.
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