Remember the scrappy quilt top I mentioned yesterday? The one I thought I'd get out and quilt soon? Well, I pulled it out of the quilt-in-waiting basket and laid it out on my bed. Then I checked my stock of potential backing fabrics and nothing seemed right. Sure, I could have pieced a bunch of random color blocks for a back, but that seemed like a lot of work; so I let my fingers do the browsing for wide quilt backs on sale and I ordered what I needed--a nice lavender print. Here's the quilt top I was talking about--it was the result of a scrap basket clean out a couple years ago:
Then, while my fingers were doing that browsing, I thought I might as well order the roll of batting I'd been thinking about ordering, because I only have enough batting for a couple more quilts. So sometime in the next week or so, a big roll of batting will show up on my porch and a big charge will show up on my Visa statement. Oh, well, it had to be done, right? I like to get my batting by the roll--it's less expensive per yard and the rolls last a long time, but it's a big chunk of change to lay out all at once!
I can finally show you the quilting on the last two blocks of the Country Cottages quilt. For October, I quilted a crescent moon--hard to see but it's near the right side of the sky--along with some wispy clouds and a spider in a web.
And January's block has a background of swirly snow, just like December's block--but they're on opposite ends of the quilt, so it seemed a good balance, somehow.
Now I've gone on to work on the rest of the quilt, and I hope to be able to show you more in the next day or two.
Have a happy Canada Day!
Kim, where do you buy your backings? I'm in need of a few.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! Do you do any quilting in your borders on this quilt?
ReplyDeleteAlso, in your quiling swirls do you start and stop for each swirl?
The quilt top is gorgeous! I just love scrappy quilts that are so colorful! Your quilting is really fun too. I really like when each block gets it own unique quilting, it really enhances the theme of the block.
ReplyDeleteI love your quilting designs in each block. I can't wait to see the complete top finished.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea getting your batting by the roll, especially if you do your own quilting. Most of the time when I need a certain size the fabric store doesn't have it in stock. This way you won't have to worry about that. Although it's a huge chunk of change, at least it will save you money in gas driving all over town trying to find what you need. I have such a nice way of justifying large expenses. lol
I can't wait to see this finished quilt!
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