my turn to show off my finished quilt...:)
#43
Very nice quilt & love the border.
Originally Posted by 117becca
Must be getting ready for the gift giving season..
I started this quilt when my sister found out she was pregnant..That was 2001 :oops: :oops:
Ben is now 9 and i finished it this summer. I put it in the mail this morning to her. She thinks i forgot it and has no idea it's on its way.
My mom flew down there today and will get to see my sister open it up.
I planned it that way all along!! :lol: Yup - that's my story and i'm sticking to it!!
I started this quilt when my sister found out she was pregnant..That was 2001 :oops: :oops:
Ben is now 9 and i finished it this summer. I put it in the mail this morning to her. She thinks i forgot it and has no idea it's on its way.
My mom flew down there today and will get to see my sister open it up.
I planned it that way all along!! :lol: Yup - that's my story and i'm sticking to it!!
#50
Originally Posted by SandyinZ4
Your hand quilting is wonderful. Do you have a large quilting frame or a small lap one? Please let us know her reaction when you hear about it. Great job...and he will love it perhaps more now than earlier.
I bought the frame about 10 yrs ago at a quilting show. The legs fold up, so i can take it places if wanted. For smaller quilts like my sister's, I didn't baste - I just started in the center & worked my way out.
However, when it came time to quilt the corners, they were wonky. Basting would have kept them more square.
One reason why it took so long to finish was because i ended up not being able to see the quilting pattern on the blue and i lost interest. No pencil would work...I ended up doing straight line stitching on the diagonal - marking it w/ tape. I learned to keep my stitching patterns simple or be able to see it w/ a lead pencil
Ben is my sister's one & only - he was born a few days before her 40th birthday! I have fallen in love w/ the rag quilts - and i think for next Christmas, each of my nephews (3 of them) will get one.
my quilt frame
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where the extra hangs
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the metal bracket w/ screws on diagonal corners to tighten & hold the quilt
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