I’ve been sewing like a woman possessed.
I make no apologies, except to my lower back.
Regardless, I persevered and thirteen days after first posting about my free-piecing efforts, I have a completed quilt top.
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I think I might have broken land speed records. I’m pretty sure Bessie is smoking. Poor machine needs a good cleaning after this.
The quilt top measures 72″ x 72″. There are eighy-one 8″ square blocks. I burned through twenty-four loaded bobbins. There are about 4.25 yards of Kona Coal there, along with an indeterminate yardage of various scraps. This is definitely not a scrap buster by any means, however. I estimate that that there’s less than a yard of prints in this top.
Now I just need to figure out the backing. I wonder what I have a lot of that I don’t particularly care to cut up into smaller bits… Oooo… I bought some solid yardages for an Asian-inspired project that’s just never going to happen. Perfect!
I could be quilting this beast this weekend! I think I might even have the perfect fabric for binding this.
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A smoking hot machine is the best machine;-)
This is true! I owe Bessie a cleaning now, though.
This is true! I owe Bessie a cleaning now, though.
It looks fantastic! It’s translated so well from design to finished product.
I’m really pleased with how it turned out to be so close to what I saw in my head. I can’t wait to quilt this!
Lol! Great blog entry and a fun looking quilt.
Thank you! This was a fun one to put together, and very gratifying!