I'm a hand quilter. I find it relaxing and I just love the little indentations made by the stitches. I am, however, a realist and I know that if I'm going to finish tops, some are going to have to be machine quilted. I send the large ones out to long arm quilters and am very happy with the results, but I decided to try and quilt the small ones. As I mentioned last post, I took a Craftsy class on machine quilting and learned a lot. I was so proud of myself. The matchstick quilting was moving along and providing a nice texture.
Here is the work in progress (so far so good)
Here is the finished quilt. OH NO! Its a parallelogram not a rectangle! I tried blocking it, but it didn't work. I guess the diagonal quilting stretched the top out of shape. Oh well, I'll consider it a learning experience and I now have a cute picnic quilt for lunch with the grandkids.
The binding was my Slow Sunday Stitching. I'm going to try to link up with Kathy.
My quilts never come out perfectly rectangular either. I like the match stick quilting it really adds dimension to this pretty quilt. I am visiting from SSS. Well done!
ReplyDeleteI used that on a bag class I took on Craftsy, so much fun! It is a perfect picnic size quilt, I am sure the grandkids won't care.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about the wonky shape, but it is a pretty quilt in any case. I am sure after a bit of use, nobody will notice the angles.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the others.... no one will notice once they are using it or snuggling under such a pretty quilt.
ReplyDeleteOh dear! Well, I still think it's a quilt I could yummy right up to and snuggle in. The perfect quilt for the swing out on the porch on a nippy spring evening! I am having fun popping into everyone's posts from Slow Sunday Stitching :)
ReplyDeleteAs you said a learning experience. I think either you have to always quilt from top to bottom or you have to alternate. I never remember which. Just switch whichever you did next time. Not much help I know but I remember reading about this problem somewhere and one of the above was the solution. I believe it was the second option.
ReplyDeleteOh my... I've not seen that happen before? I'm sure you won't notice when it is spread out under a picnic lunch, or is a tent for children to play under!
ReplyDeleteHave you tried to wash it and then block your quilt into a rectangle shape? It might work?
ReplyDeleteI don't have your email -- but teamwork Mammograms is an awesome way to go...and I believe in the power of a united front. You should share that with more people.... I'm so glad you stopped by my journal...
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