I finally have a finish, Infinity has been quilted! I decided to try a new long arm quilter and Colleen has done a wonderful job.
The color in the picture isn't true. It should look more red than pink/maroon.
The feathers she quilted in the bargello section are wonderful, they look like butterfly wings.
Here is a close up view.
A view of the black background and the outside border.
You can see the feathers on the back side, she switched the thread on the back, this side is beautiful too!
The finished wallhanging measures 59" by 57". She'll hang on a wall in our bedroom as soon as I get someone to put the hanger up.
I pieced the flimsy in December. You can read the details here and here, including the pattern and the designer.
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Infinity is pieced! She'll be heading to the long arm quilter in January. This quilt was so much easier to make than I thought it was going to be, it wasn't hard. If you can read a map, you can make this quilt.
Here she is! You can really see the individual pieces. That's not so noticeable in real life.
She measures 53" by 58".
The fabrics were for this quilt were purchased at Yoder Department Store in Shipshewana, Indiana. My friend Nancy helped with the selection and she did a wonderful job guiding me. The black is a batik and came from the Cotton Corner which is just across the parking lot from Yoder's.
If you are a long time reader of my blog you will notice something different about this quilt, there isn't any blue in this quilt at all! My daughter was along when I bought the fabrics. She was shocked.
After I got the fabrics home and cut into the strips, I started second guessing myself, would they be bright enough?, should I have bought all batik fabrics? She turned out just fine.
The fabrics in the 2nd picture look more pink than they really are.
The hardest thing about making this quilt was the black
fabric, it made my eyes so tired. If you have trouble falling asleep at night, I suggest working with black fabric. That will do the trick, it did to me anyway.
Here is a link to last week's post about Infinity. If you are interested in information about the pattern link here.
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A new quilting project called Infinity has begun. I've been wanting to make this wallhanging for years and have decided to dedicate the rest of December to this project.
The pattern is found in Twist and Turn Bargello Quilts by Eileen Wright.
I don't like most Bargello quilts but this book has several that I do like. My preference is that they be symmetrical.
(I know I cropped this picture to remove part of the green. Looks like Blogger is playing with my mind again this week. At least the pictures are here and not lost in cyberspace!)
Infinity looks like an interesting pattern.
It looks even better when the page is turned the correct direction. Blogger!
The fabrics have been purchased. Sorry the photo is dark.
And they've been washed to remove excess dyes.
The black isn't shown hanging on the rack. That happened after these fabrics were removed, pressed and refolded.
The fabrics have been cut into strips.
After this picture was taken, I did rearrange some of the fabrics and I even remembered to change the label numbers.
The important thing is label, label, label!
The black fabrics have also been cut and labeled.
And there there is also a black strip set sewn. I didn't take a picture, just imagine a bunch of black strips sewn together.
I copied the instructions from the book since it won't lay flat. I also like to do this so I can check off each step as it is completed so I can keep track of where I am. And it keeps my book clean and tidy in case I ever want to make another wallhanging from this pattern.
Now the strips sets are sewn and are ready to be cut for sewing.
This is my cutting zone, two mats and three strip sets.
Here is what I've sewn so far. I'm making progress. This is not a difficult quilt to make and I'm having fun!
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