Friday, March 13, 2015

Blue and Brown Scrappy Crossroads

Well, this one got moved up into the quilting line quickly....but not on purpose.

Sigh!!   i had a cool top all loaded that was fusible applique.  well....i used the thick fusible stuff that says not to sew through it. i can never learn a lesson. but, after a broken needle and broken thread 3 times....i finally learned. you can NOT sew through that stuff.  so, i ripped it all off, folded it nicely and put it in the thrift store box. let someone else deal with it. i fused it a couple years ago...i hope there aren't more of those in the TBQ cabinet. .... and, if there are, i hope i can remember to just move them into the thrift store box before trying to quilt them. 

I already had backing and batting on the machine...so i went looking for another top that fit those dimensions. this one was the first one i came across....it was close to the top of the pile. haha   so, it got quilted today.

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And, yes, it hasn't been that long since you've seen it....i finished piecing it on February 28, 2015.

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Finished size is 56x68".  i used a stadium blanket for the batting...so it has some weight.

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I needed 258" for the binding...i had 217" of blue....and enough brown to make it work. so, i cut the brown in half and added it to the blue.

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The back is an off white Kona cotton...quilting is Suzanne's Meandering Magic in large, fat, chunky feathers.

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Half the time i literally could not see where i was going....thread matched too well.....as you can see here....i wasn't coming back to that middle line very well. 

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Threads used were a light blue Glide for the top and an aqua So Fine for the bottom.  i used the last of the bobbin thread except for just a bit left on the bobbin. but i had a back-up spool that kind of matched in case i ran out. 

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This was UFO #4...so it is really not a UFO any more.

Now...off to have some pizza for lunch.  a customer baby quilt is up tomorrow. i might be able to finish it all in a day....it is pretty small.  i have a quilting plan....that's half the battle.

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