My Favourite Quilt
11-14-2012, 06:50 AM
#42
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Thanks for all the kind words, I really do love it. I am using it as a cheater bed quilt right now but layering it underneath my current bed quilt 
As for the minky I was scared to try it too, I have had the top done probably since summer but only quilted it a few weeks ago (then got my mom to do the binding cause I hate hand stitching the binding down). I had purchased an inexpensive minky for the backing of another quilt so decided to try that first before using this precious piece. I found that basting spray did not stick at all, like zero, so I had to use pins to hold it together. I did stitch in the ditch (which I find myself doing a lot as I tend to use very busy fabrics and am afraid anything else will make it too crazy), which meant I was only sewing in straight lines. It really wasn't bad at all to sew with, I think doing a more complicate pattern would cause shifting/stretching problems.
As for the long time projects, because I don't sew super often all of my projects tend to be longer than normal, but I find I appreciate them more after looking at them for a long time. I also would rather wait and find that piece of fabric than settle for something I was unhappy with cause then everytime I looked at it I would know what I wanted it to be!
Again thanks for all the kind words, I love having a place to share my pictures!!
As for the minky I was scared to try it too, I have had the top done probably since summer but only quilted it a few weeks ago (then got my mom to do the binding cause I hate hand stitching the binding down). I had purchased an inexpensive minky for the backing of another quilt so decided to try that first before using this precious piece. I found that basting spray did not stick at all, like zero, so I had to use pins to hold it together. I did stitch in the ditch (which I find myself doing a lot as I tend to use very busy fabrics and am afraid anything else will make it too crazy), which meant I was only sewing in straight lines. It really wasn't bad at all to sew with, I think doing a more complicate pattern would cause shifting/stretching problems.As for the long time projects, because I don't sew super often all of my projects tend to be longer than normal, but I find I appreciate them more after looking at them for a long time. I also would rather wait and find that piece of fabric than settle for something I was unhappy with cause then everytime I looked at it I would know what I wanted it to be!
Again thanks for all the kind words, I love having a place to share my pictures!!
11-14-2012, 07:04 AM
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It is a darling quilt with lovely colors. I understand what you mean by the vertical symmetry - I've experienced the same, and try to accept it when I don't want a totally square or really long rectangle.
Cheers, K
Cheers, K
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