It's done! And I love it!!Kelly commented in my previous post about a quilt she's currently making that is similar to mine. She gave me a link so I could see how she had done her borders. Immediate LOVE! I love how hers is turning out -- so I decided to do my borders similar to hers!
I used bits and pieces of different lengths for the first border, then since I didn't have any more of that polka dot background fabric (I looked at four different quilt shops for something similar!), I used a plain cream Kona cotton. I was concerned it would be distracting for it to be a different fabric, but it works just fine!
The quilting was SO fun to do! I started by quilting little flowers (they look like dahlias to me!) in the circles, then quilted larger ones in between. I love love love the texture -- and the flowers just add to the charm!
I used the same cream Kona cotton on the back -- with a strip of scraps too, of course! I'm always hesitant to put white fabric on the back of a quilt, but -- it NEEDED it!
And then a scrappy binding to finish it off!I ~LOVE~ my finished quilt -- and this one is for MEEEEE!!!! :o)
Update: I've had lots of questions about what machine I use for quilting -- I just use my regular machine with my free-motion foot! It can be a bit cumbersome to cram larger quilts through, but generally speaking it really isn't all that difficult!
25 comments:
gorgeous--so do you have a long arm quilt machine then? or do you wrangle it into your standard sewing machine?
I'm Loving it too :)
Love it! I was wondering the same thing. What machine do you use to quilt those flowers?
Very very pretty and those flowers are just beautiful!
Wow. Just plain wow. I am so impressed by your freehand/free motion quilting talent- that is seriously one of the cutest quilts ever!
Same question as the others- how do you get all that fabric moved around under the needle? I'd like to see some pictures of how that's done- especially for those us with a regular machine :)
I love that quilt! Have a great week!
Wow! LOVE the free motion quilting. It turned out great
great quilt!
I might try something similar on the quilt I'm doing.... the flowers that is... It fits the theme well... Hope to do that on Wednesday
That quilt is just stunning! I really love the flower quilting.
that turned out so cool! love the flower quilting.
this looks so great. i love the scrappy binding
Alison, Summer Rae, and Jen --
I use my regular machine and my free-motion foot! It is super fun, really not all that difficult, and I HIGHLY recommend giving it a try! :o)
Care.
I love it! The flower quilting is perfect. Can't wait to see!
Adorable! I love those free flowers!
How big is it?
SOOOO BEAUTIFUL! I seriously want to make this!
Wow! I love it, I cant wait to finish mine, I think I will do my binding the same way.
Oh, it's beautiful! And those quilted flowers! AMAZING!
Beautiful!
Gorgeous! It reminds me of abalone jewelry, I love it :)
gorgeous. it turned out great!!
Just beautiful! I love it! Love love love the texture! You are as always, inspiring me!
Hey Care.... I'm back home ... so missed reading your blog! I LOVE this result! Well done you!
Cheers
Love the quilting. Thanks for sharing.
Caroline
I too would like to know the size you do. Very nice job and I can't believe how fast you get those (and that quilting) done.
I finally finished my spotted quilt, I thought you might want to see it :) http://widgetworm.blogspot.com/2010/12/hooray.html
Kelly
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