Yes, every stitch is that much closer to be finished. I have been enjoying my quilting time which is good because you just can't speed up hand quilting.
I've finished row 6 of the churn dash blocks and the bottom half of row 6 white squares.
The right side border, ready to be rolled then start the journey back to the left side.
The quilt is rolled and ready to start the quilting again. Whoever designed this quilting frame was brilliant. I love my Grace frame!
I made some purchases at the resale table when I was at the Jane Stickle Retreat, to make crib quilts with. Two of them are finished.
These two flannels remnants were sewn together to make an easy crib quilt that measures 43". I did an easy straight line quilting.
The red flannel pieced with the yellow flannel is perfect for the backing.
The binding is a red cotton. I personally don't like to use flannel for bindings.
The 2nd crib quilt was this animal panel. She was quilted with spiral quilting.
I like the spiral quilting and I pin the layers together closely but my spiral quilted quilts always end up a little wonky. Oh well, it will still keep a child warm.
Isn't it wonderful to see green grass again? I'm so glad spring is here even if I don't have as much time to sew anymore.
Linking to - Let's Make Baby Quilts, Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching, Quilting is More Fun than Housework, Quilter's Monday, Show & Tell Monday With Bambi, Em's Scrapbag, Love Laugh Quilt, BOM's Away, Fiber Tuesday, Sew Some Love, Esther's Wednesday WOW!, Sew Fresh Quilts, My Quilt Infatuation, Finished Or Not Friday, Crazy Mom Quilts, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Show Off Saturday
24 comments:
You have had a productive week! It must be very satisfying to roll your quilt on the frame.
I do love a striped binding, and that spiral quilting is really fun!
Enjoy your hand quilting today!
Thanks for linking up to Slow Sunday Stitching!
Your spiral quilted quilt doesn't look wonky to me and I am sure that a child will enjoy it just the same. Your hand quilting is looking great as usual. Enjoy all of your stitching.
I tried to spiral a quilt once and the center of the circle kept popping up, I finally took the stitching out and did it straight lines. Yours looks great. Love you quilt in the frame. Frames are so great to work the big quilts on.
You are lucky to have a frame - I would love one for my big quilts. You are right too that there is just no way to rush hand quilting!
Very nice crib quilts and I like your circle quilting, and I know it is hard work. :-)
I love the spiral quilting. I don't think it looks wonky. I think it looks great. I have a blue and white quilt that I spent ages hand quilting. No regrets! It looks fabulous! Your quilt is looking wonderful.
I think the spiral quilting is so effective. I enjoy doing this on smaller quilts too.
Great job turning those new requisitions into two adorable quilts. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!
Hi Gretchen,
I love the animal quilt! I just finished my first spiral quilt and just love doing that technique. ~smile~
Roseanne
How do you do that spiral quilting? It is neat! Love your hand quilting - guess I need to hire you to do mine. So beautiful!
Thank you for your participation in Show and Tell Monday / Bambi hug
Not sure how you made time to make up those lovely cuddle quilts Gretchen some lucky child will find a great deal of comfort from them. I'm just so glad the constant rain has stopped here all though its raining on and off today LOL!!!! Hugs Glenda
Beautiful hand quilting. My favourite method - but just can't get them finished quickly! Am only just getting into machine quilting - it's better than the beginning but so much to test my patience whereas a thimble, needle, thread and scissors rarely make me cross! ;)
I love that spiral quilting! Thanks for linking up :)
I really like spiral quilting on crib quilts. It really makes them look nice and I think it's a fun way to quilt too.
I just don't want to spend the time hand quilting crib quilts. I do think the machine quilting makes them more durable. This spiral quilting is fairly easy.
I guess I'll need to write a post sometime about spiral quilting and link to the wonderful tutorials there are on the internet. That's how I learned.
I think too the spiral quilting is fun and it looks so professional too, even though I'm not a professional.
Cute, cute crib quilts!
I love the Churn Dash!
Hand quilting! Spiral Quilting! Wow! You have such a gift! Your work is so beautiful! Your churn dash is so classy and the baby quilts so fun! Thank you for sharing!
Your hand quilting is beautiful! And your baby quilts have come up lovely, love the spiral quilting on the second one...did you do it fmq-ing or with a walking foot?
Absolutely stunning quilting !!! Thank you for sharing !
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