MY 9-PATCH QUILT IS FINISHED

Hello Everyone!

 

I meant to post this 2 days ago, but I got so busy that

I completely forgot until now. I finished my

quilt on January 10th. The only thing left to

do is to make a quilt label and as of yet

I do not know what or how I want to make

that, or if I want to buy labels?

 

My quilt had to be washed 3 times to get those

age spots out. And each time I pre-treated them

very heavily. With each washing my muslin

got brighter and brighter. I am so happy with

how the quilt has turned out! I hope you like it

also.

 

Here is my finished 9-patch quilt. Basically it has

taken me about 19 days to hand quilt this twin quilt.

Not bad, I say.

Here, I show one side of the borders that is quilted

already. I had to hand quilt fans in each of the 4

corners of the quilt, so I hope you can see it.

2 sides of the quilt has green

borders and the other 2 sides only have the cream

borders. I have not placed the quilt on my bed yet

to see which way those green borders are suppose

to lay, but I think they were added for length.

 

A better close up t see one of the fans.

 

All 4 borders are squared up with excess batting

and backing cut off.

 

I cut fabric 4.5 inches wide and folded in one side

towards the middle, but further towards the top. Then

I folded the other side in, making the size I wanted.

After all was folded and ironed, I began to machine

stitch to the back side of the quilt.

 

Here I was hand quilting the binding. This is the

fasting part of making a quilt. What I do is pin at

least 2 sides of the binding to the quilt. Then I start

hand stitching it closed on the front side.

 

Again, here is the quilt finished!

I will be hand quilting another quilt in a few more

weeks from now. I got some projects that need

finishing!

 

Thank you for visiting me!

Hopblogger

 



A new Log Pincushion and Cross-Hatch finished!

Hello Everyone!

Sorry I did not post,

but I have been very busy.  I meant

to post the photo's. Am

trying to get my home de-cluttered

as well as sewing.  I have some other

photos to show you of the progression

of my new sewing room. It is coming along.

 

It took me 3 days to sew the second half

of the cross - hatching. So all together it

has taken me 6 days to hand quilt the top

with the exception of the border. But I do

need to tell you that sometimes I quilt for

hours before I take a break. It will take you

longer to quilt, if you stop and start a lot.

When I hand quilt, I always listen

to music or watch a movie that I

have previously watched before. This

way I do not become engrossed in

a new movie where it steals my attention

away from my stitching.

 

My main goal was to see how long it

would take me to hand quilt a

quilt without a frame, if I needed

a quilt really fast! I am hoping to

spend only a total of 2 weeks on this

quilt. So I am pleased with my progress

at this point.

This quilt is a twin so I am sure it would

have taken me longer if the quilt was

much bigger.

 

However the more I plied the needle, the

straighter my lines got. You can see this

in some of the pixs.

 

After I finished hand quilting - I had to make

me a better needle holder. The tomato pincushion

did not work anymore. I tried a square pincushion,

but that did not work either. I needed a pincushion

that was long so I made a LOG PINCUSHION.

This log when not in use will be stored with

my quilting supplies. Now, I can

thread 20 or more needles and stick them in the

Log ready to be used. When you keep your needles

threaded - you can fly with that stitching!

At least I felt like I was! Perhaps my sewing machine

witch cover had something to do with it. She keeps

looking at me!! Hehehe

 

Anyway, the log is made from a quilted pillow sham.

I swear - I will cut up most anything. Nothing is

sacred around me!

The log pincushion is 3inches X 11 inches long. It

is stuffed very hard. I definitely did not want my

fingers to get pricked on the bottom side if I choose

to pick this log up. The log is almost 2 inches thick.

I am enjoying this blue log!

 

I believe that the more you stitch the straighter your

lines are. However do not take a break too long from your

stitching or you would have to start over again.

If you find yourself having to start over again after a

couple of days, then your stitches might not be as straight

as they were before.

 

I forgot to take photo's of the back, but it is

straight and even which pleases me.

It is getting time take the safety pins out so I can

stitch the borders. I guess I will cross hatch them

also. Hopefully that goes quickly.

 

At my home - we eat black eyed peas and ham hocks

all day on the 1st. Tradition is the more of them you

eat the more money you make! Of course we are

still looking for that money! Haven't seen it yet!

Perhaps we did not eat enough. Heheheh

 

Happy New Year!!

 

Thanks for visiting me!

Hopblogger

 



Half of the Cross-Hatch quilting finished!

Hello Ya'll

 

Hope your Christmas was a

Merry one!

 

Well, it took me 3 days to finish half of the

cross-hatch quilting design. I did not quilt

any on Christmas Day. As you can tell from

the photo's, I did not mark any of the quilt.

Some of my lines are a little wavy but it

is not a big deal. Vintage quilts show some

wavy lines also from their makers. The

quilting is half of the vintage quilts charm

appeal.

I think that I can safely say that some

quilts can take a while to hand quilt while

others do not.

 

I forgot to mention on the last post the

size of this quilt. The sheet says twin size.

72 inches X 104 inches. The vintage sheet

is Cannon's Monticello sheet. It is beautiful!

 

As I worked I stuck a safety pin on every

age spot that I saw. There are 5 squares

that have age spots on them.

 

I need to also mention that all of my blocks

are cotton. The large greenish squares are

half cotton and half poly.

The Vintage sheet is half cotton and half

poly.

After 20 years of storage there are

not any age spots on any of the fabric that is

half poly. I have found a new respect for

fabric being half poly.

I am hoping that once I wash this quilt that

the age spots will come out of the cotton.

 

I have not yet quilted the green borders or the

muslin borders.

 

I am estimating that it will probably take me

at least another 3 days to finish the second half of

this cross hatch design and perhaps another 2

or 3 days to finish the borders

before I can bind it.

 

 

One of the blocks with a safety pin showing an

age spot on the cotton. Where the safety pin is, can

you tell the blue square that has a joined seam. Many

of the blocks in this quilt has squares that have

seams. Not in this quilt but most of the time, when

I cut out a square from a shirt, I include darts or back

seams. It adds to the charm.

 

A beautiful vintage sheet - white and bright with no

 stains or age spots.

 

Well, I gotta go so I can quilt some more. Gotta

get busy!

 

Thank you for visiting me!

Take care and may

God keep you safe and out of harm's way!

 

Hopblogger