 I finished piecing this quilt in October 2022 and I've been procrastinating on the quilting ever since. Now we've got some friends visiting in March and I want this quilt done for the guest room bed. I set myself a goal of getting it loaded, basted and ditch stitching complete in a week. Time to get started.  I dyed the backing a few weeks ago and the hardest part is getting the quilt loaded centered. I wrote a tutorial for how to center a quilt back several years ago. I still do it the same way.  I start from the center and work my way to the top and then the bottom. Once I have the center set I pin through the center seam to the back and make sure I have it lined up before I start basting. Once I get the center lined up the rest of the process goes pretty smoothly.  I have no idea how I'm going to quilt it so I decided to start by doing all of the stitch-in-the-ditch to get it stabilized. By the time I'm done I hope I have some ideas.  My SID stitching isn't perfect. There was a time, early in my longarming, that I would have pulled out this wonky line and re-stitch it. Over time I've learned that NO ONE notices this once the quilt is done, not even me. I do the best I can and keep going.
I'll keep plugging away at the SID through the weekend. Tomorrow and Saturday are sewing days with my quilt club so I'll be starting my first veterans quilt for 2024.
Jude
1/11/2024 11:05:03 am
Gorgeous. 1/11/2024 11:16:57 am
I'm so excited to see this top getting quilted. I too have learned to relax when my lines are perfect...our eyes just overlook those little imperfections when the quilting is done.
Becky
1/11/2024 11:24:45 am
You Wrote
Kay Welch
1/11/2024 11:59:28 am
WOW!!! One of your most impressive, gorgeous quilts! And I love seeing your mosaic wall in the background. The quilt will speak to you as you do the SID work. And what wonky line - I don't see any wonky line.
KristinF
1/11/2024 12:02:30 pm
This quilt is so incredible I feel that I don't have adequate words! To say it's beautiful is an understatement. I'm sure you'll come up with a great quilting plan!
Gene Black
1/11/2024 08:41:20 pm
I love this quilt and that backing is just stunning.
Patricia Caldwell
1/12/2024 12:36:01 pm
I love this quilt. No it won't be noticeable once it's all quilted.
Mary Anne
1/20/2024 10:33:41 am
I'm happy to see this one once again - it's going to be spectacular on the guest room bed (well, it's spectacular now and will be even more so once it's quilted!). Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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