Finally! After a year this quilt is about to be history, or rather the making of it will be history. I will be so glad to have this one behind me. I love quilting with all that is within me, and I love my daddy with all that is within me. He is neither short of the work that I put into this quilt nor the laborious pains I have suffered during the constructing of this particular quilt. Drunkards Path. Solomon's Puzzle. Whatever you call it.. you WILL NOT find this one on my cutting board ever again. Perhaps I have a poor attitude towards this particular pattern. A friend of mine, Amelia, loves this pattern. I am thinking she is half-witted, for anyone with a bright mind would detest this pattern. I am kidding of course. Curves, small curves in a quilt pattern are just not for me. Alas, I have finished the piecing, border, setting in and now getting ready to go to the machine to put some defining and finishing touches on this labor of deep love that I will give to my Daddy on Christmas Day! I am going to finish it up with a solid blue fabric for the binding that matches the blue fabric in the piecework. I am sure you will see a finished picture with me and my glass of wine to celebrate the finishing so I don't have to whine any longer.
I am so grateful for the tile floor in our kitchen! The backing is taped down securely.
Layer one of batting. I am using one layer of Bamboo batting.
and.. one layer of Warm & Natural Cotton batting. This should keep him warm!
Now for the top to be laid out and smoothed out before pinning in. I am machine quilting this one so I am setting it in with pins. I did not have enough of the preferred fabric, so I had to put borders on with a fabric I did not originally pick for this quilt. It works, but not my favorite. I am hoping the dark blue binding will put a 'stop' on it and finish it off nicely. Either way.. I know my Daddy will love it.
Now for the pinning. My thumb will no doubt be looking a bit like cubed steak when I am done, but I will be so happy to have this part finished. It means I am ALMOST there!
Pinning. And singing. And sweating. And removing clothing articles.
All done pinning. Ready to get it under the needle!!!!!
Wow! That is a beautiful quilt! You are sooo talented. Is that a Charleston sweet grass basket you keep your pins in?? Love that picture ~ quilts and baskets ~ two things I love!
ReplyDeleteOh Thanks Julie! I wish I liked it more, perhaps that will come when I am ALL finished quilting it! LOL. Yes that is a Charleston sweet grass basket - while I did not buy it there myself we did take a vacation to Charleston a few years ago and watched the weavers in the streets. My dear-mother-in-love gave me this one. It is one she bought years ago when the lived in Charleston. I, too love it! Thanks!
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