And here it is on our queen-sized bed. I had decided to back it with polar fleece, and skip the batting. With all the seams on the front, this is a HEAVY quilt.
I asked Catherine to use an over-all quilting pattern with some curves to it. This scroll pattern shows up well on the back with the black thread, and really disappears on the front.
After I got the quilt back, I simply cut the fleece one inch bigger than the top, turned it to front and zig-zagged it down. A very easy finish as a break from my work on clearing the bed in the sewing room. But nice to be able to add one more finish to the list for 2011.
Sara
Gratitudes:
A light dusting of snow to brighten the ground
Progress on clearing the bed
Beginning the pre-Christmas "O" Antiphons tonight
That's a fabulous quilt! Great idea about leaving out the batting.
ReplyDeletesara, first...my bed looks like that but i have to clean it off every night...LOL; love your magic forest, beautiful and i agree about black, i hardly ever use it anymore. i moved up to charcoal, big difference. and the lego quilt? zowie! that is sooo busy and colorful!
ReplyDeleteIt's an amazing quilt!
ReplyDeleteThat is one wild quilt! I like the idea to use fleece on the back.
ReplyDeleteOh my, that looks like such a fun to quilt to snuggle up with and to just look and look at! I really like your idea of fleece on the back. Now it's just right for wintertime in Michigan! Wonderful - and congratulations!
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