I usually make pillowcases for foster kids. This past month I got very ambitious. Now that I have the large table for the Juki TL1020, I took home a quilt top to be quilted and bound.
This is larger than a baby quilt, but not quite a twin. I took a chance, I didn’t spray baste. I just put the layers together and ironed. Hoping that would be enough. Then to the machine, where I quilted the seams down with my walking foot and monofilament.
I couldn’t find my machiniger gloves!!! I know I had recently bought a new pair. I threw the old pair out, but no way would I leave myself without gloves. Well I couldn’t find them, so I started quilting without. Ugh! the strain on my hands! I hated it.
So off I went to buy more gloves. Quilt Emporium only had one pair in my size, I need to get more, just in case. I did some ruler work as well as free motion. So much better with the gloves.
All quilted. No, you can’t see the stitching much. As usual, I do a lot of dense quilting. Even on a charity quilt. This is a great way for me to practice, and one always needs more practice. Also, charity is worth the work.
Done and bound. No hand sewing on the binding. I attached to the back, folded over to the front and sewed down. Maybe next time I’ll attach to the front and sew down on the back. Yes, I captured the binding, but it’s not super neat. I guess I put my efforts into the quilting, not the binding.
Don’t forget the label!!
Full quilt. It really is a very nice quilt. Our guild doesn’t give away rejects and garbage.
Close up with matching flower.
I was a busy bee this month. I quilted, I made seven pillowcases. Some I got the fabric, others I cut fabric of my own. And finally, blocks. Every few months we make blocks, put them together as quilts. Who knows, I might end up quilting one of those tops. I did use some leftover fabric from the quilt in the blocks as well. Now, it’s time to go back to my Hawaiian hand appliqué.
Leah