Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Baptist Fans!
I finally worked up the gumption to try the Fab 5 Baptist Fan Ruler Set that I ordered from Michael Davison, Quarter Squared Quilt Company.
The quilting was slow and tedious, you can't be in a hurry when doing ruler work. I usually try to match the bobbin thread to the back, but in this case, I didn't. It took so much focus to follow the rulers, I didn't want to keep checking the back to see if the dark thread from the top was showing on the back. I just used the same thread top and bottom to eliminate that worry.
The quilt top was a mystery quilt that our guild did in the 90s. My fabric choices were a little odd, to say the least. I thought if I messed up on the quilting, at least it wouldn't be a great loss.
On the back is what I call "Poor Man's Backing". I can't afford to buy wide backing fabric for every quilt, so sometimes I use up odds and ends.
Now that ruler work doesn't seem so terrifying, I might try more of it in the future. :)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Crazy Christmas Trees Table Runner
The pattern for this runner came from Cut Loose Press. I didn't have the Spiderweb ruler that was recommended so I made a template from...
-
My Friendship Star quilt is all done. It's not too old of a project, the blocks were made last year. I'm not entirely happy with the...
-
I made this "Crazy Eights" quilt from my never diminishing bucket of 2 1/2" squares. The pattern came from Fons and Porter...
-
Another donation quilt for our guild's project is completed. The pattern came from the Big Book of Scrappy Quilts. The name of it is ...
-
In 1999, quilters from all over the world were trading 2 1/2 inch squares of fabric to make Y2K quilts. The goal was to have 2000 different...
-
I made this Trip Around The World quilt for my brother in 1989. He asked if I could put a new binding on it, the edges were getting tattered...
-
Lindsay made some robes for us when they were here for a visit. We drafted them to our own measurements using the tutorial in the February e...
-
Linda finished "Blue Skies" a few weeks ago. The pattern was "Cloudgazing" from McCalls Quick Quilts, December-January 2...
-
I just finished sewing the victory lap on this quilt top (stitching around the edge to secure the seams). I started the blocks for this one ...
-
I made this quilted baby jacket in 1987 just before my daughter, Lindsay was born. The pattern came from a library book, I don't remembe...
No comments:
Post a Comment