i picked the fabric out at my local JoAnn, coordinating but not matching, as is tradition. i think they're so cute together. tonight i cut the first pieces. it'll be 4'x5' at when it's done, and each piece (according to my calculations, which are
first piece of fabric, laying down to cut all the edges straight so i don't have to worry about it for the smaller pieces, and all my measurements will be correct the first time i cut |
this fabric is pretty thin, i'm cutting 3 pieces at a time with my rotary cutter |
all squared up! |
a couple hours later i have 20 squares of each fabric cut into 6 1/2"x6 1/2" pieces |
2 sets of 2 |
one row |
i sewed 2 rows together at a time |
the quilt layout 2 rows at a time |
gotta remember to sew your seams down in the same direction top and bottom of each square! you should actually iron them too, i think i'll do that later |
i thought if they go the opposite ways there will be less fabric buildup inside |
whole quilt top sewn together!! yayaaa |
close-up of adorable coordinating fabrics next up...going to get backing and attaching the front to the back and the batting on the inside. stay tuned! |
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quilt batting layed out, can be cut to size, but mine was the correct size when i bought it |
quilt basting spray, i guess it was necessary for keeping the 3 layers together as i worked on it, it made my hands sticky though, but it's better than putting 200 pins throughout, so whatever! |
back of the quilt after i "stitched in the ditch" for 2 squares to keep everything in place. the white fabric is just muslin, which is actually VERY soft after a washing! |
layering! |
i pinned all the edges together to keep things in place as i sewed! |
hard to see, but to remind myself of where the stitch lines need to be around the boxes |
this is a foot you NEED if you're quilting. it's called a "walking foot" and it has feed dogs on the top too, so it pulls each layer of fabric through evenly, not just the bottom one |
close up of "stitching in the ditch" if you haven't caught it yet, you sew on the seams you already made |
close-up after sewing original boxes |
i put together a little sample quilted piece to experiment with the "darning foot" which i used for the freeform quilting, which was SO FUN! |
freeform quilting is just moving the fabric around to create the designs as you sew, you are literally drawing on the quilt with your stitches. it was really fun, i loved this part! |
close-up of what the quilt top looks like with the freeform design on it! |
the back after my first square |
close-up of the darning foot; it doesn't hold the fabric down like other feet do, so it takes some getting used to, but it's necessary because you can move the fabric around any way you want to |
progress- one square at a time! |
still have the edges pinned |
done with that part! |
looks fabulous! |
after the freeform stitching is done, you gotta trim the edges to make sure they're even and ready to add the binding |
i pinned it down over the whole thing before sewing |
and naturally, i switched up my thread color! little stuff like that is what i usually forget about, so this was good |
TA-DAAAA!!!! |
it's beautiful. i can't say there aren't any mistakes or imperfections, there DEFINITELY are, but i think they're things most people wouldn't notice, so i'm not gonna tell you what they are! ;) |
Thanks Kassie! You put a lot of hard work into this, I really appreciate it.
ReplyDelete-Tim
Kassie, that is beautiful! You did a very good job.
ReplyDeleteWhen will you get to make one for you and Ryan?
ReplyDeleteHopefully soon!!!