Wednesday, July 18, 2012
My Week
I unearthed this work in progressed and have now been quilting it, for a week. Now that I've seen the beauty of dense quilting, I'm finding it hard to do anything else, and on a large lap quilt it takes time. I think it will be worth it though.
I was somewhat disappointed with this quilt top, back in September 2011 because my inattention to value made the overall design less obvious. The rectangles don't all form clear pinwheels. I am attempting to remedy the problem by quilting the yellow and gray pinwheels with a different design. I chose two designs from Angela's book: paisley and chain squares (although mine are rectangles).
Wrangling a big quilt through my little machine makes for some wobbly free motion quilting, but I think I'm going to love it, especially after it is washed. And it's definitely better than leaving the top hanging in the closet any longer.
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11 comments:
It looks adorable :)
Wow, your quilting looks amazing so far. You are making me want to get that book!
A finish is a great thing! I bet you fall in love with it all over again when you are done! The quilting looks amazing!
I can't wait for you to spread it out for us! I'm having a hard time imagining rectangular pinwheels. LOL But from what I see, it looks gorgeous! Your quilting looks really fun too!
wow, this looks fantastic. Can't wait to see it all finished and perfectly wrinkled.
This is lovely! I just finished some quilt wrangling myself & it's amazing what a good wash & dry will do!
p.s. I just got Angela's book - It is SO cool!
This looks fabulous!!! I'm addicted to Angela's paisley quilting... it makes everything look great: )
Love your quilt. Love the way you are quilting it too!
LOVE these fabrics together! Very fun quilting going on, too. Can't wait to see it. :D And isn't it truly amazing how much the quilting itself can transform a bleh quilt and bring it to life?
I was wondering when this one would come back... It looks amazing. The quilting! I'm going to have to get that book just for the ideas. I need to practice my FMQ - that paisley looks divine!
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