Have I mentioned how much I love my Juki TL2010Q? The quilting was just so much fun.
Here is the section of the background. Doing swirls and circles. It just went so smoothly. I used Aurifil thread. Yes, it’s the go to thread for quilters these days and I’m on the band wagon.
When I quilt, things are much more bunched up, but hey, here you can see quilted vs. the unquilted section yet to come.
I used a special quilting ruler and a special quilting foot to get the straight lines.
I did not switch to the walking foot, two many turns. I love all the other quilters and crafters with blogs, I learn so much about the different tools out there. This ruler and 1/4″ thick quilting foot really make a difference. Using quilting gloves helps as well.
I needed a special quilting foot as well. The one on the right came with the machine, you can see it has a thin narrow foot that sits on the quilt. It would just slip under the ruler and that defeats the whole purpose. I paid a lot of money for the foot on the left, simply because it stated that this is for the Juki, I am being very careful not to use something that might damage the machine. As you can see, the foot part is 1/4″ thick itself and glides smoothly next to the ruler.
Quilting done! My SIL mentioned that the straight lines reinforce the box-car while the swirls look like smoke.
I bound the quilt with the solids, a nice colorful touch.
Spiderman has place of honor on the back. I put a line of box cars there as well, I actually like how they blend into the background fabric. And of course, the remainder of the train tracks.
Just a close-up of the quilting from the back.
The spray-basting worked! I don’t have creases on either the front or back. I have since learned a few new tricks that I will use on the next quilt I need to baste. Always learning, there is never a point where I can say I know it all.
So it appears the project is done, not quite. I need to make a label as well as do a final wash. I really want to see how pre washing the batting affects the quilt. That will happen very soon.
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Leah