The Charmed Dragons top got quilted yesterday and i put the binding on today.
This used up 99 charms (5" squares) and several yards of the dragon fabric for sashing and border. adding the backing and binding and i used almost 9 yards here. great stash busting.
All the charms had gold going through them so i used gold Glide thread on the top and black So Fine on the bottom.
I'm glad i had enough of this Asian fabric for the back. it just seemed to go together. it was a favorite piece of mine but it finally had to get used. what good does it do when we just save our favorite fabrics? except we get to look at them a lot. i would take it out and want to use it...but couldn't cut it up. so now i am happy....it is in one piece for the backing and that is better.
The other top that i quilted yesterday was this one. i call it Rectangles Make Squares. how simple is this pattern. .... put 2 rectangles together to make a square....put them in rows....switching direction every time....viola' a quilt top.
I vaugely remember picking these fabrics out and piecing them together....it's been a long time. finally it got quilted.
It's mainly red and greens but it seems to go well together.
The backing is something that has been around for a while, too. i had to sew 3 pieces together to make it work. but that took 3.5 more yards out of the stash. i'm getting a bit creative in using up fabric and have decided backs don't have to match fronts.
Although the idea has been a long time coming...LOL....i am using my fabric also as foundations for selvage quilts. you never see the foundation but i would rather use old fabric and get rid of it than to use new muslin. i can put that muslin to a better use for backings. i am so determined to get rid of old fabric...i am on a mission.
Today i cut up 7.25 yards of various blue fabrics .... making 10" blocks....to use as a base for a selvage quilt. i'm making one out of Karen Griska's book Quilts From the Selvage Edge. i love that book....i have made several of her quilts.
And i had to order an AccuQuilt die today for a diamond. i found a very cool contemporary pattern from Mary Johnson.... http://www.maryquilts.com/ it has diamond blocks and rail fence blocks and i'm gonna make it. LOL in fact, gonna go cut some strips of fabrics right now.
See you later.
This used up 99 charms (5" squares) and several yards of the dragon fabric for sashing and border. adding the backing and binding and i used almost 9 yards here. great stash busting.
All the charms had gold going through them so i used gold Glide thread on the top and black So Fine on the bottom.
I'm glad i had enough of this Asian fabric for the back. it just seemed to go together. it was a favorite piece of mine but it finally had to get used. what good does it do when we just save our favorite fabrics? except we get to look at them a lot. i would take it out and want to use it...but couldn't cut it up. so now i am happy....it is in one piece for the backing and that is better.
The other top that i quilted yesterday was this one. i call it Rectangles Make Squares. how simple is this pattern. .... put 2 rectangles together to make a square....put them in rows....switching direction every time....viola' a quilt top.
I vaugely remember picking these fabrics out and piecing them together....it's been a long time. finally it got quilted.
It's mainly red and greens but it seems to go well together.
The backing is something that has been around for a while, too. i had to sew 3 pieces together to make it work. but that took 3.5 more yards out of the stash. i'm getting a bit creative in using up fabric and have decided backs don't have to match fronts.
Although the idea has been a long time coming...LOL....i am using my fabric also as foundations for selvage quilts. you never see the foundation but i would rather use old fabric and get rid of it than to use new muslin. i can put that muslin to a better use for backings. i am so determined to get rid of old fabric...i am on a mission.
Today i cut up 7.25 yards of various blue fabrics .... making 10" blocks....to use as a base for a selvage quilt. i'm making one out of Karen Griska's book Quilts From the Selvage Edge. i love that book....i have made several of her quilts.
And i had to order an AccuQuilt die today for a diamond. i found a very cool contemporary pattern from Mary Johnson.... http://www.maryquilts.com/ it has diamond blocks and rail fence blocks and i'm gonna make it. LOL in fact, gonna go cut some strips of fabrics right now.
See you later.
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