As I've said before, I'm not a quilter, but this massive quilt is now finished and I'm quite happy to get it out of my sewing room. It takes up soooo much room!
The fabric is from
Sandi Henderson's Secret Garden range, which goes perfectly in my bedroom.
I purchased quite a few fat quarters and made up the pattern myself, cutting four squares per fat quarter as large as I could fit and cutting white sashing to a thickness that I thought would work, rwo inches finished. It didn't end up quite as large as I would have liked, so I added a border with the remnants, cut into 1.5 inch strips, and more sashing, which is moda quilters muslin.
The back was pieced with the left over squares and more remnant strips. I realised that I'd hacked into the quilters muslin so much that I didn't quite have a large enough piece for the back, so this is what worked.
Now I'd love to show you a close up of the quilting, but I'm not a quilter and it ain't perfect. I think when I trimmed the inner part of the quilt, creating an unstable bias edge, I may have slightly stretched it, which has caused the borders to bubble a little.
Oh well, live and learn. I also used a cotton batting, so hopefully after a few washes most of the faults will fade away.
Happy sewing!
Oh its gorgeous! I bet your room looks lovely with it :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt! I'm currently working on my first quilt, but I realized that I purchased too little fabric for the borders and backing, which brought me to a standstill. You've inspired me to keep going!
ReplyDeleteYou underestimate your talents my dear. It is truely BEAUTIFUL!
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