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September 23, 2013

Made: JJ’s Quilt

September 23, 2013

JJ Quilt-2Yay! I’m finished!

You’ve seen my previous posts outlining the construction of this quilt. It took me a long time to piece the blocks and then it took me a long time to get the quilting finished. There’s straight lines, triangles and other angles that just all sort of came as I quilted. I marked one zig zag with a chalk liner, and after that, I just improvised. I used Aurifil 50wt cotton to for piecing and quilting. Its a very light gray color that blends in on both the front and back of the quilt.

JJ Quilt-3

Oh, and my diy-pinmoors that I used to baste the quilt sandwich together worked just great.

The binding is more solid Kona Grass, plus some Kona Iron with just a small piece of Kona Cactus. I cut 2″ strips which turned out to 1/4″ binding all around – completely machine stitched. The back is just solid Kona Coal.

I didn’t have anyone to hold the quilt for photos. JJ was working all weekend. Carol has yoga teacher training. And Miles is just too short. The fence worked out all right for these photos!

JJ Quilt

Details:

Pattern: Rapid City from Modern Patchwork by Elizabeth Hartman

Fabric: Architextures by Carolyn Friedlander, Kona Grass, Kaffe Fassett Shot Cotton Lichen, Kona White

 

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Posted by norine
Filed Under: sewing Tagged: JJ, made, quilt

Comments

  1. Lynette says

    September 23, 2013 at 9:59 am

    This. Is. So. Cool. 😀 I love the lower volume combined with the feeling of spontaneity. Such a success! Way to go on a really lovely finish!! Lucky JJ!!

    • norine says

      September 24, 2013 at 4:03 pm

      Thank you Lynette. I’ll bring it to the next FRMQG meeting for show and tell. I’m happy with how it turned out. And technically speaking, its the best quilt I’ve made so far!

  2. Christy @ Creating a Beautiful Life says

    September 23, 2013 at 10:25 am

    Love it! I’m sure JJ will too! Would have been funny to see Miles try to hold it, though!

    • norine says

      September 24, 2013 at 4:02 pm

      I couldn’t get Miles to stand still long enough for me to get a photo. And JJ is really happy with the quilt. Thanks 🙂

  3. Emma says

    September 24, 2013 at 3:33 am

    Lovely, your quilting is amazing 🙂
    Emma x

    • norine says

      September 24, 2013 at 4:01 pm

      Thank you Emma! I like it more now that I’m done with it.

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