It is made almost completely from stash with leftovers from a Weed whacker quilt. The only thing I needed to purchase was a yard of green print for the border. I had one in the stash that just wasn't right. I think I'll add a wide ric rac trim between the borders.
I quilted it with swirls and loops, my standard free motion deal. I didn't wear the grippy gloves, like I usually do. I wanted to, but I couldn't find them until after I was done. It figures. So my stitches are not as even as I'd like and my shoulders are pretty sore.
I added a few surprises in the quilting, a few flowers, hearts, stars and a big letter L.
The back is pieced from 9" squares and a few Twisted Happy Blocks. I made the label with leftover border blocks and pieced it into the back. I've never done that before, but I like it.
OK, I'm ready to meet a new baby (boy!) and play with Lily! The delivery is scheduled for next week, so only a few days to go. We'll be traveling to visit them during winter break.I'm starting a new weight loss plan today. Maybe I'll add a pounds lost tally in the side bar.
Ciao,
Tina
P.S. I should have mentioned that I tried the new Eco-friendly batting for BSQ and the racecar quilt and I like it. It's very thin, but stable. It has enough cotton to grip the fabric, so no puckering. It can be cut with a rotary cutter and doesn't leave any fuzz stuck to the board. It seems to wash well, too.
I like it better than the lumpy bamboo batting.
5 comments:
Hi Tina,
Beautiful, beautiful quilt...love the colors and the quilting is great. Are you up that early
(4:53 am!!) or did you pre date this post?!! lol
Talk to you soon,
~Karen~
Me? up early? Very funny! Julia and Pete had to go in early for Jazz band rehearsals (6:45 & 7am). I roll out of bed 5 minutes before it's time to leave.
I don't know why it says that. I thought it might be because Bill installed the new hard drive last night, but our computer is showing the right time. And your comment is stamped 5:42am. It must be a blogger thing.
The quilt looks fantastic! Bright and cheerful. Rick rack sound like a great embellishment for this quilt. I love that label technique. I have done that before and love the results too.
What a wonderful quilt! You are pretty thrifty to use up all those pieces.
Hi Aunt Tina! We love our BSQ. I'll have to look for the letter "L"... I didn't know that was in there.
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