I have made a bit of progress on the batik quilt as you go. Have free motion quilted 3 out of 4 blocks and laid it out to take progress photos.
Am very pleased with it. Can't wait to join the 3 front seams to put it together. Then it will be trimming/butting the batting and hand stitching the back seams as an invisible seams.
I have yet to decide whether it needs a border or not but will try it for size on the bed. I have spare material of the backing material. The backing is a varigated grey batik which I've done in a checker board pattern and used bright pink thread so it can be reversible.
I have used a beige thread on the front.
The reverse side.
You can't really see the pink thread..but the pattern stands out well.
It's going to look great!
Work continues in much the same vein as before, but had a bonus 1/2 day off on friday with a machine breakdown!
The weather has been SO changeable. Really wet and mild with still hot sun during the day, then down to a frigid 8 deg. C Friday and yesterday, and today up to 15..So house heating is off and on, and the clothes drier is being heavily used.But today has come out bright and windy so will hang out the latest load and hope it dries before the next rain storm.
Gosh, my sympathies go out to the residents of Oklahoma city whose lives and properties have been devastated by the huge tornado this week. We have seen a lot of TV coverage here in NZ.
Now to try and upload pics from the proper camera this time. Laid out of the floor to show the whole quilt in progress.
Have got the hang of downloading pics from the computer so that's progress!
We are going away next weekend as we have a 3 day weekend with the Queen's Birthday holiday.
Til next time..thanks for reading.
Am very pleased with it. Can't wait to join the 3 front seams to put it together. Then it will be trimming/butting the batting and hand stitching the back seams as an invisible seams.
I have yet to decide whether it needs a border or not but will try it for size on the bed. I have spare material of the backing material. The backing is a varigated grey batik which I've done in a checker board pattern and used bright pink thread so it can be reversible.
I have used a beige thread on the front.
Work continues in much the same vein as before, but had a bonus 1/2 day off on friday with a machine breakdown!
The weather has been SO changeable. Really wet and mild with still hot sun during the day, then down to a frigid 8 deg. C Friday and yesterday, and today up to 15..So house heating is off and on, and the clothes drier is being heavily used.But today has come out bright and windy so will hang out the latest load and hope it dries before the next rain storm.
Gosh, my sympathies go out to the residents of Oklahoma city whose lives and properties have been devastated by the huge tornado this week. We have seen a lot of TV coverage here in NZ.
Now to try and upload pics from the proper camera this time. Laid out of the floor to show the whole quilt in progress.
Have got the hang of downloading pics from the computer so that's progress!
We are going away next weekend as we have a 3 day weekend with the Queen's Birthday holiday.
Til next time..thanks for reading.
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