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I need a break from cleaning bathrooms, so I thought I would do a post. I finished this table runner this week. It is the same as the one I made for my desk, only I added a blue border to make it a little bigger. This can be my patriotic table runner for the summer. I love the inner red border with the little airplanes on it. I got it because
DS#3 is a pilot in the USAF. I want to make Jonah something out of the fabric - maybe a bib. I don't know what else I could make for him with what I have left over.
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Last night I started the hand quilting on my tumbler quilt. I decided to try fan quilting and I think I like it. This will be my TV watching project for a while with other projects in between.
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You can see the backing fabric in the lower left corner. It's not the prettiest, but it looks like reproduction and it was cheap (I think it was $2/yd!!!). This will probably be a wall hanging, so it won't show anyway.
I am marking as I go, kind of. I am following Tonya's tutorial for fan quilting. I am using round canning seal for marking the smallest curve and then using my little finger measurement to roughly mark the following curves as Tonya suggests in her tutorial. I like it that she says it doesn't have to be perfect! Hee Hee! I'm not very good at perfect! I'm using brown quilting thread. I debated using beige or gold, but the brown looked best.Don't do too much cleaning over the weekend!! I won't, I'm sure!
Wonderful hand quilting!
ReplyDeleteWhat are using to mark the fans...? a template or free hand?
And was also wondering what color and type of thread you are using on this quilt?
hope you make lots of progress this weekend...happy quilting!
I enjoy doing the fan style of quilting. It gives a nice overall look to a quilt.
ReplyDeleteI'm in awe of your handquilting! I thoroughly enjoy handwork and want to learn how to handquilt, so badly. Just this morning I signed up to take a class at one of our local quilt stores from a very talented handquilter. I realize that it's all about practice, practice, practice but I'm hoping she'll provide some good tips.
ReplyDeleteI want to thank you for leaving a comment on my blog! It gives me a chance to visit your blog and to thank you for stopping by. :D I love your tumbler quilt and have a small one of my own made with Jo Morton fabrics. It was fun to do and I love how you quilted yours. Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteOh the hand quilting looks wonderful and I so wanted to see what fans looked like on a tumbler quilt! I am about to start mine and wondered if they would look nice...they DO!!
ReplyDeleteI know Christine asked, but are you marking them free-hand or marking them with a template? Your stitches are just lovely!
Your hand quilting is beautiful! I love fan quilting too -- it just seems to flow and feels good when quilting!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute table runner- I really like your machine quilting (especially the stars in the corners).
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited to see you start the quilting on the tumbler blocks. I really like this project. Your table runner uses some really nice fabrics.
ReplyDeleteHappy Stitching...Ann :)
The quilting is perfect for the tumbler - both very traditional and you look like your are off to a great start. My mom did a lot of "fan" quilting on her quilts and got really upset with me when I called it a Baptist Fan pattern - me being Baptist and her Methodist. She said it was not a Baptist Fan...just Fan. I had always heard it referred to as Baptist Fan though.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you're quilting your tumbler quilt. Look forward to seeing more of this one. I would like to do one .... one day.
ReplyDeleteLove the tumbler quilt! Do you use a hoop when quilting small quilts? I would like to make some mini quilts, but my hoop is too large. I tried without a hoop once and didn't like it. Maybe small embroidery hoops would work when quilting mini's.
ReplyDeleteAll your BOM's are wonderful. I'm slowly working on The Polka-Dot Girls and also A Tisket, A Tasket and Veranda Views. Lots of fun.