Finishes are wonderful aren't they! Such a good feeling when all your hard work results in a wonderful quilt! I started Country Roads several summers ago to use up some old stash. The pattern is Simply Woven from Moda Bake Shop and really is a fun project. The results are a quilt that looks much more complicated than it is!
I knew when I made this quilt, that I would machine quilt it as we can't hand quilt them all. So I chose to try spiral machine quilting to finish this one! I don't know if I will ever master free motion quilting but walking foot quilting is doable and now that I have my second quilt under my belt I am feeling more comfortable with it. My shoulders are relaxing, but I still need to remind my self to let the machine do the work and by going slow and adjusting enough it can go quite smoothly.
I have to give a shout out to Cathy over at Sane, Crazy, Crumbly Quilting who was so kind to give me a heads up on how to finish the very beginning of the spiral. The walking foot doesn't let you go much smaller than a four inch circle. So she suggested marking and
using a regular foot to finish off the spiral. It worked wonderfully. I used my open toe foot so I could see exactly where I was going! Thanks Cathy!
I use Hobbs Poly/Down batting and even though it is pretty heavily quilted when it came out of the wash it was nice and soft. I am so glad that I have given machine quilting another go!
I knew when I made this quilt, that I would machine quilt it as we can't hand quilt them all. So I chose to try spiral machine quilting to finish this one! I don't know if I will ever master free motion quilting but walking foot quilting is doable and now that I have my second quilt under my belt I am feeling more comfortable with it. My shoulders are relaxing, but I still need to remind my self to let the machine do the work and by going slow and adjusting enough it can go quite smoothly.
I have to give a shout out to Cathy over at Sane, Crazy, Crumbly Quilting who was so kind to give me a heads up on how to finish the very beginning of the spiral. The walking foot doesn't let you go much smaller than a four inch circle. So she suggested marking and
using a regular foot to finish off the spiral. It worked wonderfully. I used my open toe foot so I could see exactly where I was going! Thanks Cathy!
I use Hobbs Poly/Down batting and even though it is pretty heavily quilted when it came out of the wash it was nice and soft. I am so glad that I have given machine quilting another go!
Beautiful job! Love your spiral quilting on that.
ReplyDeleteThe texture is really wonderful! So nice to have a complete finish!
Deletea pretty quilt! and the quilting looks great on it
ReplyDeleteThanks! I am glad I took that craftsy class it has helped me a lot! You are right, we can't do them all by hand.
DeleteOh my - you did a great job of that quilting! Love the photo of the quilt in the fork of the tree - naturally brings out the colours :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite tree for taking quilt photos! My neighbors must think I have lost my mind!
DeleteGreat quilt! I love the machine quilted spiral, will put it on the to do list.
ReplyDeleteI highly recommend it! Very fun once you get going!
DeleteIt looks great - I love the spiral. I'm impressed you could do that with a walking foot. I may have to try it :0)
ReplyDeleteYeah I just line the edge of the walking foot up against the previous stitching. Definitely need to keep the needle down , stitch slowly, and adjust a lot! It gets easier as you go and the texture you create inspired me to keep going. It took several days but it was worth it!
DeleteI love this scrappy quilt and the spiral quilting and the fact that you did this on your home machine. That was a lot of bulky quilt to deal with in the machine. It is amazing. I love all the scrappy quilts you make.
ReplyDeleteThanks they are my favorite! FYI I got your test comment also!
DeleteYour photos really show off your spiral quilting. It was a great finish for your scrappy quilt.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I am glad I decided to try this! Love the texture that was created!
DeleteIt is fun to piece for sure! I thought all those straight lines called out for something with curves. I am not comfortable with FMQ but this is doable for me!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I love taking outdoor photos as I have no skill when it comes to photography
ReplyDeleteCongratulations ! She's a beauty! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic quilt. And, I love the circular quilting!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt ... staged perfectly for the "photo shoot". I love the spiral quilting ... what fabulous texture it provided without overpowering the piecework.
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