St. Mark's wall-hanging - unwashed
 

Well, here it is...flaws and all. It is a 10 footer :) I was so nervous to wash it last night, I told my husband and son that I had to take a picture before it fell apart in the washing machine ;) Too many hours spent on this one to not have a record of the finished product. But it did not fall apart, though some of my applique lifted a bit. Also, for the record, those light blue wash-away markers do not always wash away :(

I used wool batting for the first time and other than the mess of little white fibers that kept creeping up and over onto the top of my quilt, I really liked it. The little fibers did not come through the fabric like polyester batting can, but just shifted/transferred from the outside edges...think of a furry cat brushing against your quilt top. I kept a lint brush right at the sewing machine, and would brush each section right before quilting. The loft and softness made it worth the extra step.

I used the Red Hot Piping tool for the piping and binding.

I will try to post the washed version tomorrow.

I finished this just in time for our local quilt show which is this weekend!!!

That is sooo gorgeous! Lovely color blending and precision in piecing! Please show us the ribbons you are sure to win with it.

Betsy in MA

Beautiful. it looks like a window in a Cathedral.

Wow! That is spectacular! So beautiful! will watch for the after-washing pics!!

spectacular!!!

OOOOH WOW. That is so very petty.

Woowie, that is fantastic!!! The blue marking should never be ironed otherwise they become permanent. I find that I have to spritz it a few times to get rid of the blue mark especially if it is a dark mark.

It is beautiful. Lovely colors.
peace

Stupendous quilting. Absolutely beautiful. As my sister said, "I couldn't do that in a "hunerd million lessons".:thumbup:

I think that is where I went wrong Helen. I was not using my head!!! I marked the back of all my pieces to keep them straight, using the blue marker. I used the paperless piecing method which requires a lot of ironing. I don't think most people will even notice, but I can see it through the light yellow and lightest green pieces. It is not going to spoil my joy of having this completed!!!