Hello Quilty Friends! After nearly three weeks of blog silence, I’m back! Where did I go? Absolutely nowhere! I’ve been right here in Podunk, buried under a mountain of quilting ideas and plans. Hopping from one project to another, rummaging through fabrics, planning, sorting, sewing, snapping pictures of my progress, and even managing to finish a couple of quilts along the way. I was deep in the quilty zone! This week, I’ll be sharing all the quilty goodness I’ve been up to during my blogging hiatus.
First up is the Strawberry Shortcake quilt. This quilt top has been waiting to be quilted since April 24, 2012.
I love everything about quilting...except for the feathers. It’s one of those classic cases where the design looks amazing in your head but turns into a hot mess on the quilt. Sometimes you nail it, and other times you just power through because ripping out stitches is a royal pain in the keester.
The rest of the quilting tickles me pink. I was shooting for a traditional quilting look. Mission accomplished.
The backing is two pieces of yardage. The purple is Joann fabric purchased from estate sale years ago. I bought two truckloads of quilting supplies for $200. The white is not the bright white I normally use. It's called Kona Bone, sent to me by mistake. I ordered two bolts of Kona White from MSQC, they sent one White bolt and one Bone bolt. When I pointed out the mistake, they sent the white bolt free of charge and let me keep the Bone bolt. I'll keep using it for quilt backings.
I discovered some of the pink border fabric hiding in the scrap bin and used it for the label. I named this one Strawberry Twirl way back in 2012 but totally forgot to add the name to the label. Geesh...I suppose I could write in on the label.
Originally, I planned to use the same solid purple as the inner border for the binding, but I wanted something with a bit more flair. After searching two local quilt shops without success, I decided to check out Walmart's fabric. It felt like fate to find this purple plaid since the quilt top is made from cheap and upcycled fabrics. The purple plaid added a nice pop to the final look.
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I love the feathers, sorry you don't. The binding is perfect and the quilt is lovely. I'm sure the quilt is also happy to be completely finished after 13 years. I can't wait to see what you show us next, happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteI, too, think the feathers are lovely but understand that they don’t quite match what you saw in your minds eye. I’m so curious about the two truck loads of sewing supplies for $200…….sounds like the deal of the century!!
ReplyDeleteFeathers is why I wanted to get a longarm in the first place! I can do them, not always great but passable! I think your quilting looks fantastic on this one. Congrats after the long awaited finish:)
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