Just had to share this one, because I love it so! My hubby said that it was his favourite one I've made so far! A great compliment, don't you think?
I decided to try out some of my fancy stitches on my machine with this one. I think it may have been better to add these stitches just to the quilt top before I layered it, but instead I used the stitches for quilting. I love the vintage look of these feminine stitches (and I must make use of more things on my fancy machine than just the straight stitch, good grief!)
I don't know, they look great, just maybe a bit stiff? All in all, it is a soft and snuggly quilt. I'll try it the other way next time and let you know. It does make a pretty look to the quilting from the back!
Anyways, I used a tutorial from Diary of A Quilter's site, here, to make the blocks. They came out rather lumpy and bumpy when I made them. Not sure why. But they still look great and the quilt is so satisfying and textured, so I love it.
Quilt Stats:
Size: 48" by 62"
Top Fabrics: Rural Jardin by French General for Moda
Binding: (Yardage "inherited" from my Mom) English Essentials by the Woodrow Studio, London, England
Backing: Recycled white sheet
Batting: Pieced from Hobbs 80/20 leftovers
Love the quilt and the fancy quilting stitches you added! I always do straight line quilting so I can't say if those stitches should be done before batting or after batting is added, but they look fantastic as they are.
ReplyDeleteI love all things French General and that stitching is so perfect for it!! I need to remember it when I next work with FG!!!
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