I busted it out this week and finished one quilt, one pin cushion, and one quilt top.
The baby quilt was blogged about here. I added a picture to share in case you don't want to jump over to that page.
My pin cushion was made from a scrap piece of muslin and an orphan block made from scraps of the WIP Teal Flying Geese Chevron.
I decided to make this pin cushion because I didn't like having to get up from across the room to grab the magnetic one once I decided to sew whatever I pinned.
I put a scrap piece of batting on the back of the block. I practiced my FMQ skills and stiched the back to the top, trimmed my corners and turned it right side out. I read somewhere that it was a good idea to add rice or walnut shells to add weight to pin cushions. Being dedicated to using what I had on hand, I used rice. I stuffed the rest with some polyester stuffing I had left over from another project.
I also sewed the blocks together for Naughts and Crosses. I love the play of the bright yellow contrasting with the deep navy. I first found the yellow and navy floral prints all bunched together on the bolts. My heart squee'ed (is this a word??) for joy. I then collected some more yellow and navy fabrics from my stash. I even picked up a vintage yellow and light blue floral print and incorporated it into a couple of the blocks.
I tried my best to match and nest seams, but as with all of my projects - I had to fudge a little. I had a hard time getting the O or the Naught blocks through the needle. There was quite an intersection of seams and layers there. I mitigated that by encouraging the blocks through the sewing machine - I tugged on the blocks as they were coming through the back side of the needle. I am pleased with the way this top turned out. I need to add a border, but I am stuck with what color and how thick the border should be. This quilt will be for my Husband so he has something nice to snuggle with on drafty winter mornings.
I think I will use an all over meandering FMQ for this quilt. I am thinking about using navy Aurifil for the quilting.
I haven't decided for certain. What do you think? Would you use a dark thread or a light thread to quilt? Would you add a border? What color border would you add?
Please leave your feedback in my comments section. Thanks!
The baby quilt was blogged about here. I added a picture to share in case you don't want to jump over to that page.
My pin cushion was made from a scrap piece of muslin and an orphan block made from scraps of the WIP Teal Flying Geese Chevron.
I decided to make this pin cushion because I didn't like having to get up from across the room to grab the magnetic one once I decided to sew whatever I pinned.
I put a scrap piece of batting on the back of the block. I practiced my FMQ skills and stiched the back to the top, trimmed my corners and turned it right side out. I read somewhere that it was a good idea to add rice or walnut shells to add weight to pin cushions. Being dedicated to using what I had on hand, I used rice. I stuffed the rest with some polyester stuffing I had left over from another project.
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| Pay no attention to the rouge hand sewing! |
I also sewed the blocks together for Naughts and Crosses. I love the play of the bright yellow contrasting with the deep navy. I first found the yellow and navy floral prints all bunched together on the bolts. My heart squee'ed (is this a word??) for joy. I then collected some more yellow and navy fabrics from my stash. I even picked up a vintage yellow and light blue floral print and incorporated it into a couple of the blocks.
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| Another quilt I cannot fit in the picture UGH! |
I think I will use an all over meandering FMQ for this quilt. I am thinking about using navy Aurifil for the quilting.
I haven't decided for certain. What do you think? Would you use a dark thread or a light thread to quilt? Would you add a border? What color border would you add?
Please leave your feedback in my comments section. Thanks!
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