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The joy of a little gentle sewing. It soothes the soul and does a girl good.
I put two borders on the Bliss Thimble Blossoms Picnic Roll-up quilt top. Even mitred corners went on like a dream today and now it’s all lying on the floor reading to be basted. Along with the rest of the quilting world, this is my least favourite job, but the delights of quilting with my Bernina 820 have rather taken the edge off the horrors.
It measures 84 inches x 74 inches (214cm x 188cm), so it’s a good size. I’m thinking of swirly loops with the odd flower thrown in for good measure for the quilting pattern.
I’m getting quite wild in my old age!
Helen
September 8th, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Glorious glorious beautiful! I love Bliss and the Picnic pattern. It’s totally gorgeous. Can’t wait to see it quilted & bound x
September 8th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
Helen, you have really been producing a lot of beautiful projects lately. This is lovely and I like the double border.
September 8th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Bliss should get an award for being the most versatile and beautiful fabric collection ever! Your quilt top is just wonderful.
September 8th, 2011 at 5:24 pm
The quilt looks great and I’m impressed that you did mitered borders. Haven’t tried that yet. I did loops and flowers on my last quilt and was quite pleased with how it turned out. I’d kill for more throat space for quilting!
September 8th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Delightful!!! I’m anxious to start quilting with my new machine but have to practice a bit first before I get going on something I’ve put a lot of effort into so as not to ruin it.
September 8th, 2011 at 6:23 pm
It’s looking wonderful! Basting is a pain but it’s a necessary evil, I guess. I’m thinking of investigating spray basting because those pins take forever.
September 8th, 2011 at 7:33 pm
Beautiful! Yes – I hate the basting bit too. A universal pain, it seems. I can’t wait to see the finished quilt.
September 8th, 2011 at 8:01 pm
Beautiful! I love the colours!
September 9th, 2011 at 5:44 am
You are brave, planning to wrestle with that huge quilt! But it is beautiful and will be even better after you have quilted it.