Well, I finished my Quilt As You Go quilt top yesterday! It took hours for me to finish it up and was just what I needed to spend yesterday doing. Listening to nothing but the hum of my machine as I added all my simple, straight-line quilting stitches gave me that same sense of comfort and calmness that I had only ever found through knitting before. It was, well...nice. And has me feeling this morning like this may just be the year of the quilt for me, although I'm pretty certain I declared that last year? I guess we'll see!
I added a large quilted border of Bari J.'s LillyBelle print, Garden Rocket in Turquoise. I had stashed 4 yds of it, and now all I have left are a few tiny scraps and just one fat quarter!
Adding all that LillyBelle added such a softness to this quilt and took the sweet, feminine vibe of my improv blocks off the charts! I think my husband's reaction was, "Wow, that's really girly!" My response was, "Yup, and it's just for me...I think?" assuring him that it wouldn't be living on our bed!
Although this morning as I looked back through the photo album I have for this quilt, I noticed that Lily sure seems to like it, too!
Eww, she actually looks mean in that last photo, yikes! Good thing I don't mind sharing.
Well, I've decided to try out some 505 Spray Adhesive for the first time for quilt basting. Reading over Ashley's of Film In The Fridge Tutorial convinced me that this is worth a try. It should be here any day and in the meantime I just need to decide on a backing --this Folsky Flannel or this Indie print? I have lots of both and I'll need it! This finished quilt top measures 68" x 72"! So, what do you think? I actually changed my mind and will be finishing it in this LillyBelle print! But more importantly....
Have you tried 505? Any tips or reviews you could share here would be oh, so helpful!!
Thanks in advance! ♥, Maureen
I added a large quilted border of Bari J.'s LillyBelle print, Garden Rocket in Turquoise. I had stashed 4 yds of it, and now all I have left are a few tiny scraps and just one fat quarter!
Adding all that LillyBelle added such a softness to this quilt and took the sweet, feminine vibe of my improv blocks off the charts! I think my husband's reaction was, "Wow, that's really girly!" My response was, "Yup, and it's just for me...I think?" assuring him that it wouldn't be living on our bed!
Although this morning as I looked back through the photo album I have for this quilt, I noticed that Lily sure seems to like it, too!
Eww, she actually looks mean in that last photo, yikes! Good thing I don't mind sharing.
Well, I've decided to try out some 505 Spray Adhesive for the first time for quilt basting. Reading over Ashley's of Film In The Fridge Tutorial convinced me that this is worth a try. It should be here any day and in the meantime I just need to decide on a backing --
Have you tried 505? Any tips or reviews you could share here would be oh, so helpful!!
Thanks in advance! ♥, Maureen
