My first nearly completed quilt is one I intended as a Christmas gift for my daughter. Life happened in December, and I was distracted from finishing. Now I am racing to get it quilted and bound before January ends. Not sure that is going to happen, but I am enjoying the race.
It all started with the purchase of a theme panel in Moda's
Nature's Gift from my
LQS. The panel features poinsettias, amarylis, and
birds - perfect for my daughter who loves to include birdies in her decor.
One of the kind ladies at Quilt 'N Sew assisted me in choosing a backing that was not, in her words, "too matchy-matchy". I ended up not having enough and had to piece it with some light fabric I had in my stash. I actually like it pieced, because it gave me an opportunity to include a beautiful part of the panel.
I ordered a charm pack and coordinating fabric in Snowy White that will also be used for binding.
Instead of following a pattern, I decided to fussy cut the panel and piece it with the charm pack and fabric.
I ran into some problems sandwiching it and had to seek advice on how to keep from getting wrinkles on the back. I have begun to quilt the sandwich, and in spite of taking two free motion quilting classes, my confidence level is low. I read somewhere that a glass of wine helps, so that is what I'm trying. I'll let you know how it goes.
Linda, this is BEAUTIFUL! I love the colors and the birds. In fact, it would go quite well with the winter birds bedding from Pottery Barn that I treated myself to this past season. Quilting is something that I don't do, so I'm always in awe of people who do it, and so very well.
ReplyDeleteThank you Pattie!
ReplyDeleteI think you're doing great with your FMQ so far. I've been practicing and it's really hard to get the hang of.
ReplyDeleteTricia, I guess I thought it would be easy because I saw so many others doing it - thanks for the encouragement!
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