Ta daaaa!
(Just took 7+ years, but that's not bad in crafteryears is it?)
I
thought it wouldn't take quite that long and the top part actually came
together quite fast (sewing colorful squares together is so much fun). But then quilting the whole thing together - the
sewingmachine eating the fabric and the bulk of it all...Nightmare! And
apparently the soft minky fabric I used for the back is a known
nightmare to work with and not recommended for newbies. Of course that I
learned after I was almost done with the quilt :D
You live, you learn, right?
Last
year I made a big cleanout in my craftingcorner. I gave away lots of
new things I'd never used and decided to give my unfinished projects a
one year deadline. If they slip down my prioritylist and are still in
the same stage one year later - off they go.
Just
deciding on this state of mind kicked me into gear and I started taking
on the task of this quilt that had been laying around for years. I already had the whole front sewn together
and the backing and wadding already bought. The only thing that was left
to do was to quilt it all together and finish off with a border.
Shouldn't be that hard, right?
Well...it wasn't that easy especially as I still had my old mechanical sewingmachine from the 70-ies in trendy orange and brown, haha.
I
had to take out stitches every now and then - probably around 40% of
the time, but it was worth it in the end. No point in spending that much
time on a piece and then making a bad job finishing it.
The way I quilted it was to make a straight stitch along the onecolored panels. Then I followed the edge of every other square alternating like a brickwork. It was enough to hold everything in place. The final part was to handstitch the green dotted fabric to the edges.
The night before I decided to customize the quilt so I drew and handembroidered a monogram to the right lower corner.
This quilt was a gift for baby Alicia's Christening last year. I can't believe she is already one year old today!
Happy, happy birthday to the cutest little baby I know!
