The steps in the goal for the month involved sewing two lengths of fabric to make the backing, layering it with batting and the quilt top, pin-basing the layers together, and beginning the quilting. How satisfying. If I had been doing this when I was younger it might have been a one-day process, but I find that as I get older, bending over or getting down on my knees on the floor has become more challenging and I can do it for shorter periods of time. It took me several short stints over two days to finish the pin-basting.
I posted about the backing fabric earlier in the month. I bought it online and hoped it would look fine, decided it was good enough, then stitched two lengths together. It looked like a repeat pattern and it turns out it was. I wanted to match the print because the flowers stand out and the diagonal is so obvious. That always takes me a little time, getting it pinned just right, then sewn and pressed.
I'm linking this post to
> One Monthly Goal September Finish Link-up at Elm Street Quilts and
> Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts
Thank you, Patty and Kathy, for hosting these link-ups.
--Nancy.
I think Hopscotch is a great name.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Chris. I probably won't use that name because whenever I think of "scotch" I think of butterscotch, which is a golden, creamy color. But who knows....
DeleteI think hopsotch is a wonderful name! Cheddarback certainly doesn't make sense. I like your quilt, I've saved the patterns, maybe I should consider making this quilt sometime. Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gretchen. I agree that Cheddarback doesn't make sense (and probably isn't a name I would ever have chosen even though it did have a cheddar back. Hopscotch doesn't work for me, either, because when I hear the word "scotch" I think of butterscotch, which is a golden creamy color. I trust it will get a name by the time I finish quilting it.
DeleteThis isn't a quilt I would ever have made on my own but I thought it was immensely fun to make it as a sew-along. It was challenging but I probably don't have as much experience as you.
I like the name, it's your quilt and you can name it whatever you like. All my quilts now get pin basted at our church's fellowship hall where there are long tables we can move around and set up next to each other and use bed risers to lift them to a more comfortable height. It works out great for all of us older ladies, and we help each other with the pin basting. Kind of like an old fashioned quilting bee except each of us quilts our own work. Maybe you could work out a similar thing with a few other local quilters?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Pat. I don't think I will really call it Hopscotch which makes me think of butterscotch with a creamy caramel color, so no association with the colors in this quilt. Haha.
DeleteHow wonderful that you can baste at church. It sounds like fun! I should see if can begin doing that. Thanks for the suggestion.
I like the name as well. It is a beautiful quilt, and I love your backing choice. Do you piece your backings on the diagonal?? Or maybe I didn’t understand what you were saying. Can’t imagine hand stitching through all of those seams, but I know it will be beautiful and you are making great progress already. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteLOL. I can't imagine stitching through all those seams, either! But I'm doing it.
DeleteNo, I don't piece backings on the diagonal. The fabric I was using for the back had an obvious diagonal print. I thought misalignment of the print would look like an obvious mistake.
I like Hopscotch---and I love your quilt!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lizzy. I won't name it Hopscotch, though. I think anything with the word scotch should be a caramel color, like butterscotch! Silly, I know.
DeleteHopscotch works for me! Congrats on making your monthly goal!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Janet. I think it was the blockiness of the quilt that made me think of Hopscotch but it won't become the quilt's name. Hopscotch makes me think of butterscotch which is a caramel color--very unlike this quilt.
DeleteIt is a beautifull quilt.
ReplyDeleteThaank you, Kleine Vingers.
DeleteI was never any good at hopscotch but it didn't stop me from competing in the 6th grade end of year contest. I was disqualified in the first round. I wasn't really surprised. I always admired the girls who could play well. I hope you have a fun time quilting all these different blocks.
ReplyDeleteI think hopscotch was a challenging game to play, Robin. It required such balance. So sorry you were disqualified.
DeleteI'm enjoying the challenge of hand quilting through all those seams!
Beautiful. Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and congrats on your finish!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Patty.
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