Monday, February 17, 2014

I have a confession to make...

I lied to you.  Remember this photo?

Well I told you that I was going to hand quilt one and machine quilt the other.  I didn't.  

I planned on it...but I didn't.
I planned on making two different, unique mini-quilts then letting the intended recipient choose one of them (and I would keep the other)...I'm not.

Truth is: I finished the first hand quilted mini and fell and love.  And the thought of having to part with it and being STUCK with a machine quilted version ..... well that was not an option.  So I hand quilted them both.

Can you forgive me?



I used up the larger left-over scraps to piece the backings on both quilts. And bound one in a solid, light green and the other in a citron/chartreuse print on white.



I am so incredibly pleased with how these both came out.  The hand quilting add just the right amount of texture to the quilts and scales down the "modern, wonky" factor.



And I used my favorite method for hanging mini-quilts, fast triangles sewn into the binding and a small dowel.   It's so easy to do.  Just grab a square piece of scrap fabric and press it in half, wrong-sides together.  Then after you've sewn on your binding, place the square into the corner and trace the binding stitching to sew it down.  To hang your piece, grab a dowel and cut to length.  Easy peasy.  


The best part about these quilts?  First one's I got to sign as Jennifer Fullerton.



I'm linking up with Stitch by Stich for anything goes mondays.




Happy Quilting!

8 comments:

  1. Nice work. I admire hand quilting but I doubt I'll ever do it. I do as much as I can by machine. My hand work is reserved for crocheting. :-)

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    1. You are braver than I! No crocheting for me. I'm glad I tried it though the thought of doing a large quilt by hand is a little scary.

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  2. I love the colours and the hand quilting just adds to the charm of these quilts! Good work!

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  3. Forgiven! That is so wonderful I would have done the same thing. Beautiful.

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  4. These are just gorgeous!! I love the addition of the hand quilting...you were so right to do it on both!

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  5. Your hand quilting adds such a nice touch and texture to these adorable minis! And love your idea for hanging them, I'll be putting that to good use.

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    1. It's the easiest way I've ever found to hang a mini! Here's a tutorial on how to do it: http://www.alzquilts.org/sleeve.html

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  6. Thank you so much for your positive feedback! I'm happily enjoying mine on the wall in front of my sewing table.

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