Maybe I should have called this one The Redwood Forest. Measuring 94 x 98, it's one of the largest quilts I've ever made. And I'm pretty sure it's the largest I've ever quilted on the frame.
As with all of my quilts, I'm quilting using Superior Threads Microquilter 100wt. thread. It's lightweight, strong and allows the quilting to shine without a heavy look of thread. Not everyone likes this look, it's a personal preference thing. Most quilters use this thread for stitch in the ditch or on quilts with lots of backtracking. I find it easier to use the same thread all the time so I don't need to worry about tension adjustments and I just love the way it looks on a quilt.
The quilting will be kept fairly simple. My first thought was to feather her to death but my quilter only has a 15" throat. These blocks are 16". Feather quilting, when breaking up the design, is a little more time consuming. It would require I do a ton of premarking before loading her onto the frame. I'd really like to have this one quilted by Friday. So I chose to go a different route. I still need to do some markings but I can do them as I advance the quilt and straight lines are easier than partial feathers. Well, at least for me. To speed things up a little I'll be doing a free motion background fill in the body of the quilt and mixture of free motion and ruler work on the on the trees. Hopefully she will be done and on the bed by this time next week.
Until next time...
I hope you find time to stitch up something sweet!
Just a reminder...You can get my Snow On The Farm quilt pattern as a FREE PDF.
CLICK HERE to go the blog post where you will find the link to the PDF.
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I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of a finished quilt, I'm sure she'll feel so nice to sleep under. Happy quilting!
ReplyDeleteCan’t wait to see the finished quilt. It’s going to be a stunner!
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