Good day, and welcome to my blog.
I am a reporting a finish from this year, a project I started in August and blogged about HERE.
It is a pattern called Contessa and I chose it and the fabrics in consultation with my mom, as the quilt is for her.
The overall quilt, after washing:
I washed it with 5 color catchers and it's a good thing too, as the catchers were bright pink when they came out of the washer.
A view of the backing:
I have to say I'm a little disappointed with the long arm quilting. The top thread over all the quilt is too tight and is pulling the bottom thread up to the top. On the points of the leaves in the quilting pattern, it's pulling the bottom thread way up.
Look at the leaf shape nearest the center of the picture.
There is not much to be done about it now. I have added the binding (same eggplant batik as the outer border) by machine. Then washed it as noted above.
Linking up with Monday Musings, Sew and Tell at Melva Loves Scraps, Wednesday Wait Loss, Needle and Thread Thursday, Put your Foot Down at the Quiltery, Nina-Marie, Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, From Bolt to Beauty, Frederique at Quilting, Patchwork, Applique, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.
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Viridian
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