My fun sewing project this week has been working on my Sewcialites QAL (Quilt Along) Quilt. When we heard that the Coos County Fair was for sure a go and that there would be a needle work exhibit I couldn't help myself and decided to finish up my quilt to enter!
I had two blocks to finish up, so I got those done, then laid them all out on my ironing board to admire - what cute little gems! This was a super fun quilt along - one block a week was a nice pace, and I really loved the different designs. The fabric I used was a stack of 10 inch squares from Island Batik - Just My Type by Tamarinis.
I love the lay out that was published for the quilt, so just followed that. After laying out all the blocks I shifted a few around because I didn't want the same fabric right next to each other. Then I started sewing my rows, chain stitching them to keep it all organized.
I thought this was the last seam, so thought it was pretty cool that I finished up this cone of Aurifil thread, but then I realized I had one more seam to go - so I got to start a new spool of white after all!
Borders were added and now it's time to get it basted and do some quilting. Deciding on the batting was hard! I had some silk batting from Hobbs, which is really nice in mini quilts. I also had a cotton-wool blend, though, which I thought would work well for a smaller quilt. In the end I decided to work with the cotton-wool blend, and it was wonderful to work with.
I decided that cross-hatch quilting would be perfect for this little quilt and got to work, I'm glad this quilt is not very big because all that straight line quilting takes a while to do! Two full bobbins later, the last line was stitched and I got the quilt squared and trimmed - I love the texture!
I was torn between using dark blue, lime green or turquoise for the binding. I forgot to get a picture, but I ended up choosing the dark blue! It's now off for a week at the fair, and I hope I get a nice ribbon for it! Either way, I'm delighted with it and can't wait to find a place to hang it in my sewing room!
Now that I've finished this project, what's next? I do have a couple of shop samples in the works, so I might work on those this weekend, or maybe catch up on some UFO's. I am behind on my Quilting PHD in 2021, so I think it might be time to assess what I should be doing with that. I haven't made any blocks for the Farmer's Wife quilt in over a month, so I may work on those a bit, too. Never a dull moment around here!
Hope you have a quilty weekend, too!
What's next now that I've finished this project
This is beautiful. I fell back at block 30, and since then I've not been at home sewing. So it have to be on my program later this year.
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