....... and a Christmas "Practice" Quilt
My SIL who is now a neighbour, has been, for a couple of years, telling me about a quilt
she'd like to make. "A blooming nine patch". Hm.... not too much
information out there on this pattern, but I assured her I'd help her when we
arrived and settled in from the move.
So she was actually the first to make use of my "crow's
nest".
Being new to rotary cutters, mats, rulers,
pressing versus ironing etc I showed my SIL tips on the how's and whys, but
since she works with wood and building renovations the concepts are very
similar; there was NO need for constant over-the-shoulder teaching.
She discovered Kaffe Fassett, and there was simply no other fabric choice
for this not-so-common quilt quest. The cutting & piecing of the top
was done
solely by her with only a bit of guidance.
The back, she chose to be a pieced mixture of batiks.
A thread on the back of her hoodie.....shows she's acquired the quilting bug.
But when it came to the rest of the jobs to finish, I wanted her
to have a bit of practice on a real project before doing the actual work on her
gorgeous creation.
Well...... like most all quilters, I have a
couple many WIPs. And since it was December, why not let her finish one of
my smaller Christmas quilts. I'd completed the top and the backing a couple of
years ago, it still needed the batting to be cut, to put the sandwich together,
then quilt it and make the binding and bind it.
Again, with a little bit of guidance, SIL
sandwiched it, quilted it and added the binding.
When
she was done with the Christmas quilt, I washed & dried it, folded it up
and gave it to her for Christmas! :)
ok, practice was all done,
She'd really aced the whole process.
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Back to the Real Creation:
The sandwich was done, ready to be quilted. She chose a red/green/blue variegated thread which fit this quilt top so well.
With so much colour, She chose the same fabric (as the last row/round) for the binding.
It worked perfectly and didn't disturb the "bloom".
The completed Front
The completed Back
....way to go Carla....
