Did you notice the title of this post? Yes, it says “quilts” –as in more than one.
If you remember back on July 22 I showed you the fabrics that were part of what I was calling the South American Challenge. “Plan A” was to make a Trip Around the World Quilt reflecting Laurie’s (my niece) many trips to far away countries over the years, inspired by the colours in the fabrics that Laurie brought back home to Canada from South America. This plan was proceeding along just fine until I reached the point where I was going to apply the borders to the quilt. The fabrics from South America were not quilting fabrics. These fabrics were of a different weight than the quilting fabrics used in the Trip Around the World quilt and were loosely woven and required stabilizer before I could cut them. I just could not continue with this plan. It was clear that a quilt combining the quilting fabrics and the woven fabrics was not going to happen.
On to “Plan B”. I decided to finish the Trip Around the World quilt with quilting fabrics, adding a narrow border (actually a flap of fabric) and a wider border made from quilting fabrics in the main body of the quilt. In order to still make a quilt from the South American fabrics, I decided to showcase those fabrics in their own quilt. My husband started to refer to this quilt as the “Bonus Quilt”. A simple nine patch made from these fabrics was backed with the same navy blue flannel fabric used to back the Trip Around the World quilt, and quilted in the same manner as the Trip Around the World quilt using the Circle Lord Baptist Fan.
The following three pictures are of the queen size Trip Around the World Quilt.
The following two pictures are of the Nine Patch throw made from the South American fabrics.
The next picture is the happy couple on their wedding day in Hastings, England taken on May 26, 2007. The couple on the left are my BIL and SIL–parents of the bride. Laurie and Jamie were married in England but because many of the Canadian friends and family could not make the trip to England for the special day, a second celebration was held yesterday, August 25, 2007 here in Canada. The quilts were presented to the happy couple at yesterday’s celebration.
Congratulations Laurie and Jamie!
A Quilt sewn together,
With utmost care,
quilted with love,
is a treasure to share.
This was today’s finish–a quilt for a customer. This quilt is quilted with 105 concentric circles and 56 part circles with the wave on the border. This quilt has taken me a little longer than the average customer quilt as each circle has a start and stop. It took a day and a half just to tie off the threads and then bury and clip the ends.
Some quilters like to back stitch and then just clip. I prefer the look of no back stitching, tying off by hand and burying the threads in the batting like the hand quilters do. It takes me longer, but I prefer the look.
Yes, I have been quilting. These are pictures of the latest customer quilt that I finished.
This quilt belongs to a customer. Just to prove that I have been quilting–just not necessarily for myself, I thought I would show this quilt.
This quilt has been quilted with my Circle Lord Baptist Fan template. This template is an all time favorite of mine!
