She asked me ages ago for a Lavender and Lemon quilt and it took me a while to find materials that complimented each other. Finally I've put together a braid pattern in a perfect size for her to sit and read, watch tv and knit.
I did a free motion pattern on the edges using a stencil, I traced the pattern then dropped the feed dogs and off I went. Not too bad for a first attempt on a quilt (you have to take the plunge sometime)
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| Edge Free Motion |
Silly me, I cut the backing fabric the wrong way and had to improvise. It was too narrow and I had scraps of lemon and lavender left over so I simply put together a strip and inserted into the backing. What a great idea..... I had seen it on other quilts and I must say, it adds to the overall quilt.
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| No-one would know it was a mistake!! |
I hope she gets plenty of pleasure from it, all I have to do is add a label saying
With Love for Mother Day....2015
7 comments:
What a lovely quilt. I'm sure your Mum will get lots of pleasure using it. Well done with the quilting, Dawn.
What a lovely gift for your Mother, I am sure she will be delighted with it! The quilting looks great and I love the pieced strip on the back... really adds another dimension! Hope you had a lovely Mother's Day too! :) x
Liebe Dawn,
welch ein schönes Geschenk für Deine Mutter. Da hat Sie sich sicher sehr gefreut.Die Rückseite und das Quiltmotiv gefällt mir sehr gut.
Liebe Grüße
Monika
This is such a lovely quilt - you must be very proud of your free motion quilting - and the back looks just great.
Dawn I love those colors together - what a lucky Mom! Your quilting looks amazing, and I'm jealous of your free motion. I'm still squeamish about it since my first tries had so much "eyelashing" on the back. :( I love the mistake on the back and am going to bookmark it and use it on an upcoming quilt. :)
Dear Dawn,
it is a lovely quilt, your mom is so lucky.
Greetings,
Sylvia
Beautiful
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