I finished the commissioned quilt last night and just finished the indoor photo shoot because it is raining. Too bad the world series can’t move inside! There is a lot of excitement in Philly is about the possible rain cancellation today. Anyway, the quilt->
What is that white ribbon doing in the middle two squares? I ran so disastrously low on that bird fabric that the ribbon fudged me the extra inch I needed. I should have added some more on the border to make it look a little more involved, such is the problem with 20/20 hindsight.
I love the minke on the back. I should say I love the minke now that I learned how to use it. I used some Heat -n- Bond lite to baste the minke to the batting. I made a disaster of a couple other projects with minke because it has a terrible tendency to stretch and bunch and this eliminated the problem completely. I had some early moments of anxiety because it felt like there was a sheet of crinkly newspaper in the quilt before I washed it. But a hot wash and a tumble in the dryer has it feeling like a soft cozy quilt.
It is absolutely gorgeous!!!
Comment by touchofnectar — November 12, 2008 @ 1:52 pm |
The minke looks quite good quilted (nice quilting job!) In the samples I’ve seen in stores, the minke backing was left un-quilted, which looks strange and saggy. Using the fusible sounds like a great solution to keep it in check as you work on it. Thanks for the tip!
Comment by Joanna — July 5, 2009 @ 9:07 pm |
Hi! I like your quilt very much! Where did you get the pattern for it, I’d love to try to make a version myself.
Comment by Lee — November 18, 2011 @ 2:24 pm |
I worked without a pattern on this one. But this pattern is very similar, I just staggered the finished bento boxes with some large plain squares… http://www.pinkchalkfabrics.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7
Comment by perrymoffitt — November 20, 2011 @ 9:15 am |
Thank you so much- just ordered the pattern you recommended.
Comment by Lee — November 22, 2011 @ 10:45 am