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Hanging in the sunshine
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This quilt was started on July 19th and the binding and sleeve were finished on Nov 3rd. Most of the fabric is from a charm pack I purchased at a quilt store in Naperville. I had taken two of my computerized Berninas in to be serviced and since it was a bit of a drive to get there and back twice, I treated myself to some fabric and a couple clothing patterns I found in the shop. I used all of the squares from the charm pack, but I wanted the finished quilt size to be a bit larger so I pieced a few blocks from my collection of scraps.
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Starting to lay things out on the floor
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The sewing was done on my Bernina 830 which was set up in the living room. I moved my ironing board into the living room temporarily as well. Piecing the blocks went smoothly and the finished top sat for a couple weeks until I found a suitable backing. I ended up using a piece of turquoise fabric that needed a small patch in the corner. I had used corner cut-out as a block in the quilt before I realized it would make a perfect backing so I had to patch another corner back in. This quilt is the first one I have done in a long time where I didn't generate more scraps from cutting blocks. I used the entire charm pack, scraps from my collection, and backing I already had. The batting was also pieced together leftovers from other projects.
All of the quilting was done by hand on my my 16" square Q-Snap frame. I traced out a template from one of Todd's pizza boxes for the blocks and then free-handed inside the white rectangles.
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Quilting template
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The binding was pieced from the scrap collection, sewn on with the Bernina 1230, and then finished by hand.
Trimming before finishing the binding
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| Hand sewing the binding |
Pictures were taken on Election Day. The sun was shining and it was in 60's. I was trying to take advantage of daylight for pics since I'm rarely home during the day.
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The finished size is 35" X 35"
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| One gray corner patched in for the backing |
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| Changed out the wallhanging in the living room |
