Thursday, April 25, 2019

Batty

My batting order is here.


 So are my rescue fabrics. I ran out of the main colors for Daddio's Nine Patch. The off whites will work but alas, the navy will not. I've got another order in and if that fails I guess I'll have to hit Joann's. Who knew matching navy would be so hard?




This came along for the ride. I haven't used the Juki in ages so I need a refresher course before I hit any of those tops.


 The delay while I am waiting for more navy material is being put to good use. I have all of the Sunflower pieces cut out.



 I also have another Dear Jane in progress. I am really modifying the heck out of this block. It was...ugly. Sorry Jane but I can't lie. It was a dud.



 I'm using my little clips on the Jane corners now too. They don't look as funny as the squares did.



Yesterday I wrestled with one of those big rolls of batting and now I've got one top in the hoop. Making that quilt sandwich is my least favorite part of the process.



I couldn't decide if I was going to hand quilt this one or not but now I'm glad I decided to go ahead and do it by hand. There is just something about a quilt in a hoop that makes me want to sit down and stitch and I love a good excuse to sit and do anything.
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13 comments:

  1. The Well Fed WheelApril 25, 2019 at 12:43 AM

    How do you like your Juki? I have been wanting to get one for some time now. I need a more heavy duty machine and I've been doing a little research on that brand.

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    1. AraigneeApril 25, 2019 at 6:39 AM

      I love it but there was a steep learning curve for the free motion part. The walking foot was great. Lots of power.

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  2. BetsyApril 25, 2019 at 1:05 AM

    Such beautiful fabrics and that batting looks so fluffy! Your hand quilting is lovely. I think that there is nothing like hand quilting. I love to sit with a needle and a quilt. My least favorite part is binding. Ugh. I'm terrible at it. Now your hand piecing...I think I could get addicted to that so I haven't even begun trying it. :-)
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  3. LianaApril 25, 2019 at 1:34 AM

    Your quilting is so beautiful! i’ve never done anything but straight lines.

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  4. Gemma's personApril 25, 2019 at 11:06 AM

    The time the patience...you must have saint in your background.
    Beautiful all.

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  5. Tired TeacherApril 25, 2019 at 11:39 AM

    Such nice even stitches on your hand quilting. I doubt I would have the patience to take on a full-sized quilt. I've discovered that Navy and Red are very difficult colors to match.

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  6. VeraApril 25, 2019 at 1:25 PM

    Your hand quilting is lovely! I really don't know how you do it ALL!!

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  7. WanderingcatstudioApril 25, 2019 at 1:30 PM

    I admire your handquilting so much. The time it takes would drive me batty!
    Mom's always yelling at me to slow down on the longarm.... I'm a bit of a speed demon!

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  8. ShirleyApril 25, 2019 at 3:31 PM

    Your hand quilting is exquisite! Those Dear Jane blocks that you keep making are amazing. Such tiny, intricate piecing but so beautiful.

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  9. kathy bApril 25, 2019 at 3:48 PM

    I admire your talent. I really do Deb!!

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  10. DelightedHandsApril 27, 2019 at 10:21 AM

    Nice work on the hand stitching! Matching any neutral is harder than you'd think-look how hard it is to match black!

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  11. Jeannie Gray KnitsApril 27, 2019 at 12:26 PM

    Wow! That wedding ring (??? I'm not up on my quilt names) quilt is Gorgeous! Those beautiful fabrics deserve the extra attention of hand quilting.

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  12. Judy S.April 28, 2019 at 11:02 PM

    Love the colors in that Wedding Ring quilt, and your beautiful hand quilting is just perfect for it. I'm with on the the sandwich making; it's tough!

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