So now I can show you my latest finish. It's another charity quilt. I think this may be the last one for this year. I have to get on with my Christmas stuff and also I found a couple of UFOs that are fall related and I think I should finish them first. This little quilt measures 35in. X 45in. It is made up of scraps from my children's-fabrics scrap bin. The blue was a piece of 100% cotton that I had bought many, many years ago and wanted to use up. The pattern is the Disappearing Nine-Patch. I absolutely love that pattern!
Now for the quilting - I don't love it so much. I decided to do a bit of experimenting. I did circles freehand with my machine. I went around each circle twice and then started a new circle. I just kept going until I ran out of bottom thread - which I did very often. This technique uses a lot of thread. I think I used about 1.5km in this quilt - maybe more! And I am really not that crazy about the way this quilting looks. I have to admit, it was kind of fun to do and it is just a charity quilt so I was able to experiment, but I'm just not loving it. Do you know what I mean? Mimi came over to look at it, but she did not like it either. At least she didn't want to sit on this quilt. I wonder if it is that little scrap of dog fabric in the bottom row. Mimi is kind of finicky!
8 comments:
I can kinda see it working, the quilting, because of the blue, and I see two fish tails meeting with the disappearing 9p. So they look like bubbles!
Love that I SPY!
mimi. you're right wat does a dog and a cat do on the same quilt.
i like the quilt and the circles are not that bad.
nynke
I like the circles, too....BUBBLES is right! This will make some child very happy.
I've gotta make my 9 patches from the halloween swap into disappearing 9 patches. So it is nice to see your project. Cute. Thanks.
This quilt will be treasured by the child who receives it. It’s very happy and sweet!
Love your new blogheader!!
A friend was telling me there was a way that this quilt looks like squares floating on a background. Now I see what she means. So I see it means I have to use the same fabric in the middle squares on each side all of the way through the quilt. I don't know if I can do that..........but I really like yours.
I also like the circles. It is such a lovely colorful quilt that I am sure will be lovely and snuggly for someone.
Great job Hetty!
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