This is the quilt on MY bed. One thing that I consider an advantage for all of us who are machine quilters is that we can USE our quilts. Machine quilting holds up very well when you wash a quilt to death. Hand quilting requires a little more 'care'.
I don't remember if I have posted this quilt or not, so forgive me if I have. This is another shop hop quilt. We were each assigned a block. We were then to take the block and a fat eighth from each of the shop's fabrics and design a quilt. This is my design. Originally, I was going to make the shop in the shape that you see with the background fabrics. If only I could show you the quilting. I used a varigated thread that actually had all of the colors from the blocks. I did ferns in the setting triangles and outer borders. I am just tickled how it turned out! (This pic is before the quilting.)
I also should mention that I used Quilter's Dream Angel for the batting. Dream Angel has the feel of 100% cotton, but is flame-retardant. The flame-retardant factor did not come into play when choosing my batting....I just love the feel!!!
Until tomorrow.....I'll be snuggling under this beauty!
Blessings....
2 comments:
Love that quilt! Here's a photo of the quilt that I made that is on my bed...and the bed was made by my husband.
http://www.forquiltssake.com/SquaresAndQuartersBedQuilt.htm
This is just gorgeous. I have the only quilt that I have ever made on my bed. I have several in the works but I started that one 25 years ago and just finished it a couple of years ago. The good thing is I finished it. That is something that I am not good at. I am the #1 procrastinator plus I have to be in the mood!
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