The second Irish chain quilt has hit the sewing table.
The first was the orange one with the interesting binding.
Only six more chains to quilt up, yikes!
Also,there are two or three full sized tops
hiding amongst the chains.
The major decision when the layering is done,
is always a tough one for me. What to quilt?
Where to quilt? What colour to use?
I really have difficulty deciding.
This time I just matched the backing
color with a beige-greenie thread.
The front will be using up all my small spools of yellow to
stitch vertical lines up and down the quilt.
It certainly makes you aware of where your seams don't line up!
The goal is not to stitch into the ditch
but to stitch very close to the edge of the ditch.
This task is always difficult for me because I can never choose
how much quilting to put on the quilt!
Always needing options, I leave the decision open ended
and divide the number of rows
by how much quilting I want to start with.
This top ended up with quilting stitches every three rows,
Unfortunately, when I decided to increase
the number of rows stitched, there was no even number.
I ended up stitching every vertical row of the pattern.
It was fun and I think it looks great as it complements the design.
I have emptied three spools of thread too, so, bonus!
When the quilting is all finished up, I will roust out
dazzling yellow for binding and put it all in a pile.
There is one more legacy top to quilt up .
This pale green, lap sized top will get a zigzag treatment,
to emphasize the zigzags on either end of the design.
Good practice for the new machine operator too!
A matching red print binding should enhance the red in the fabric.
The binding will be made and added to the finishing pile.
These will get bound up one evening before the
next pinning frenzy begins.
If the work tables are empty,
I like to pin a batch and spend a few days happily quilting away.
My new machine really gets humming.
Enjoy a great week of quilting!
Stay safe and sew on!
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Yes, straight lines, when based on seams, do emphasize both the precise and the more "creative" seams. However, when looked at as total quilt vs up close by the needle, the disparity between a straight row of stitching and its neighboring seam melts away.
ReplyDeleteVery true and the straight lines are much quicker. I like to do the curls with little starbursts too. It takes me a while to get the sewjo going , but about halfway thru a quilt , I get really good a it! So I guess the plan should be to do a few at a time then the later ones will be stellar!
DeleteQuilting decisions are challenging for me too. Yours were great, you can't be wrong with straight lines ;) The zigzag treatment is going to be fun. Well done using three spools! Thank you for sharing, have a great week!
ReplyDeleteYou too! We do get joy out of using things up , don't we!
DeleteI always have a hard time deciding on quilt motifs and really you can't go wrong with straight lines or even curvy lines! Have a great week! Thanks for joining us at Monday Musings!
ReplyDeleteI like the curvy lines too! The Irish Chain quilts will be a great place to sample
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What a lovely collection of Irish Chains! It's amazing how fast you get these made and quilted up. I bet that stack of unquilted tops is finished soon! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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I do love two color quilts. Quilting up color family quilts is so much fun! Thank you for the linky party.
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