Monday 19 December 2011

Quilt Number Two...

Okay, so I know that there is no post on my blog called 'Quilt Number One,' but you'll understand why I posted this one first in a few weeks!  I have a friend who is having a baby (and I'm not telling who it is in case she is reading this!), but again, in keeping with my inability to keep gifts a surprise, I just had to post photos of the quilt I made for her baby!  Here it is!


The quilt was made mainly from scraps that I had from previous projects, and I think that the colours look pretty good together considering the only thing I bought for this project was the white sashing.  I had originally cut some 5" squares into triangle quarters for a project that I was starting but ended up kiboshing it because it didn't look quite right.  So, instead of the 'easy' formation of pinwheels (like found here), I pieced all of the triangles individually.  This took much time, and I admit, I almost gave up (pinwheels are not my favourite right now). :)  I also didn't use any sort of pattern, so I had to change a few things along the way which added to the project time.  But, now that it's finally complete I can tell you that it was worth the effort!  Now for some more pics (sorry they're a bit wonky...I really need to work on my photography skills)!

Front:

  Back:
I used a meandering stitch to machine quilt the entire piece...I think that using a walking foot and quilting with straight lines would have been beautiful as well, but I don't have a walking foot yet (I really need to get me one of those)!  Here's a close up of the meandering stitch:




I'm thrilled to be able to wrap this one up...look out, it might be coming your way!  

4 comments:

  1. It's great how you added that row of bright scraps at the bottom. I like how it contrasts with the white of the pinwheels. Nice to meet you, Karina!

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  2. karina you need to teach me how to meander....i love to quilt too...and your quilts are gorgeous!! well done! so proud of you! - sarah witmer

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  3. I would love to teach you how to meander, Sarah! One great resource is from Elizabeth Hartman at Ohfransson.com :http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2009/03/quilt-along-14-freemotion-quilting.html

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