…and it’s done!

I finished the very large Checkerboard, Dresden plate quilt!

11.5 hours on the longarm!Back home on my machine, attaching the binding. Now way could I have done the quilting on this one. Just sewing the binding on was hard enough. I even used the quilting pad to help move the quilt through the machine, it is that heavy.Even with the walking foot there was a lot of drag.Here I am hand sewing the binding. It took almost a whole yard of fabric to bind this quilt. I also used every single binding clip that I own.Normally I can stand on the ledge and take a picture of the quilt on the ground, this time I had to go get the ladder. Even then it wasn’t easy getting the whole quilt into the frame.I am thrilled with the result. Because I worked on the long arm the quilt lies flat and squaring off the corners was a breeze.I love the different fabrics I chose for the 1″ border and the binding.  I am very pleased with the three shades of green khaki. This is my strength as a designer, putting together a very unique quilt.
I also love the definition wool batting gives to the quilt. Sure, you can see that my ruler work is sorely lacking, but you can also see the different patterns I used. The different shades make the quilt look smaller, in a good way. I had orignally planned to have the plate segments on the sides of the bed. This way looks better, there is more overhang on the sides. I also like how the segments peak through the foot section of the frame.Yes, I need to make new pillows, or shams. And no, I don’t care that the blanket is visible on the side. I coudln’t have made this quilt any bigger! the skirt stays, no need to change that.We’ve had the pleasure of sleeping under this quilt.  Ahh! It is wonderful, so worth the time and effort. I spend enough time in my bed that it’s high time I had one of my own quilts to sleep under.

And now, on to smaller projects. Suddenly a twin size quilt feels small and manageble.