Yes, she’s done, and I’m very pleased with how this beautiful, cheerful, and BIG quilt came out. She is right at 90 inches square. The binding went faster than I thought it might. So that’s a finish to a big part of work started in the summer.
Here she is, folded over the back of the couch, before I washed her.
The back is a soft grey, and I just went out to the edge of the blocks and used the same Kona solid lavender (Thistle) to bind that I used for the sashing.
Some of you may recall that I sewed my finger the first time around with putting this quilt on the longarm–with a wide backing that would not lay true and that lost 20+ inches on the straight of grain when torn. The backing here is the replacement backing from Missouri Star, and it was true and is quite nice. I quilted with a medium grey, and that worked well too.
It’s a very good thing that I put color catcher clothes into the washer.
Oh my! But the quilt colors are just fine, so these cloths did their work well.
Reds, you know…are tricky when washed. And I usually prewash fabrics, but this collection might not all have been pre-washed. I’ve had them for a long time–about 18 or so years.
“Red Positivity” is going to be sent to a niece in Virginia–whose birthday is January 3rd. I’ll mail her after Christmas Day–next week some time.
My best to all of you for a very Merry Christmas, and the happiest of New Year’s 2024.
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Louisa – I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2024.
Your quilt is beautiful! The warm colors…. it’s a happy quilt! I’m sure your niece will love it.
I hate when shops sell widleback that is so off kilter! I worked in a LQS several years ago and when we’d get a bolt of widleback in, we would rip a straight edge to it. When a customer made a purchase, we always ripped and never cut.
And now these 3-yard wideback packages come already cut and packaged from…the manufacturer?…and are resold by online by stores. I personally wonder if they are not cut from the ends of bolts?? But who knows. ***Thanks so much for your Christmas and New Year 2024 wishes–and the same back to YOU.
Do you not have a shop near-by? I stopped doing online when they shorted my yardage on a purchase. Can’t remember which online shop it was. Didn’t even catch it — my long armer called me to tell me when she went to put the quilt on the machine. Arg!!!!!!
There are quilt shops here, but the ones closest to me are small with a limited amount of fabric–and it is not what I like for the most part. There are two that I have not explored as they are further away, but that is a goal for now. I can get the fabrics I like online, so I have been doing that. BUT, I am also trying to use up stash, so fabric purchases anywhere these past few years have been limited. I am making progress on whittling down the stash!!!