Two finishes this week! Two of the guilds I belong to have very active programs where they donate quilts to various organizations for people in need. I got one done for each guild. On Monday, I finished the blue jelly roll quilt. This quilt will go to the local City Mission. I think I heard that over 100 have been donated this year! I finished sewing on the binding right before I had to leave for my meeting, so I neglected to get a picture of the finished quilt. You can get the idea from the pictures below!
The jelly roll top was made by another guild member, and was in a bag with backing fabric and batting. My job was to finish it off. I always sandwich my quilts using my large craft table and binder clips. Much easier on the back than taping pieces to the floor! If anyone would like a more detailed description of how I do this, leave a comment! I can put together a tutorial.
I had a nice varigated blue thread for the quilting, and I used my Tiara to do a big loopy pattern on each of the jelly strip rows. I tried for evenly sized and evenly spaced loops (which didn't happen), but overall, the effect is a happy one. I'll certainly try this on another quilt sometime!
Earlier this year I had finished up two other small quilts for the same guild. There is usually enough extra backing material to make the quilt binding. If not, I certainly have plenty in my stash!
This one had a big meandering pattern in a varigated thread. |
I need to get this back to the guild on Monday. This guild works differently, and provides a pattern, donated fabric already cut, batting and backing. I needed to sew the pieces together, and then quilt and bind it, creating a twin size quilt for a veteran. I would have preferred just getting the fabric and creating my own pattern, but I actually think this turned out better than I thought.
Getting ready to pin. |
I ended up quilting this with my Bernina and a walking foot. I had a thicker varigated red thread, and just eyeballed each row in thirds, and let the walking foot do most of the work! I considered adding more lines, but wanted this to be nice and soft!
I am getting ready for my very first quilt retreat in a few weeks. Can't wait! I'll be linking up today with Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it up Friday. Have a great weekend!
Take care,
Gretchen
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