I'm working on getting custom orders finished up this week, and just have to share this quilt with you!
This quilt top was brought to me for quilting and binding. I was worried that the light thread was going to look awful on the back, which is a silky feeling solid black fabric, but I absolutely love how this one came out!
I'm on a roll with the hook swirl right now, it just adds a special something to the quilt, if you know what I mean. For this quilt I used Aurifil 50 weight thread, and it quilted up great. I had a few breaks (they usually happen when the bobbin is getting low, or when I'm going over a lot of layers), but it was just mostly easy quilting, which makes me very happy!
That silky fabric slid nicely, and as you can see, no puckers! I usually go with the "busy back" to hide any imperfections, so I'm really glad that this looks so wonderful. It did take me about a week to work up the nerve to quilt it after I got it basted - and ended up changing my mind about how I was going to quilt it, and I'm sure glad I did.
The binding is the same black with gold dots that is used on the front. I almost always machine stitch my binding to the back of the quilt first - I use 2 inch strips because that works perfectly with the foot on my Juki.
Then I turn the binding to the front and top-stitch on the edge. This makes a fast binding that looks great and is very durable, too!
This quilt will make a very special gift for someone, and I'm glad the quilting enhances it so nicely!
Today I am planning as a piecing day, so I'm looking forward to that - I'm trying to be careful not to stack up too much machine quilting back to back because it does tend to make my neck and back a little achy if I don't. Oh, and I am planning on making some fudge as well, yumm!
What are you doing today? Hope it's a happy day for you, and you get to do something you love, too!
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