Thanks so much, Tonya for letting me join in this fun blog! My quilt was inspired by the book "Amish Abstractions." There are several string quilts in the book, a Chinese coin quilt, and a baby quilt called "Joseph's Coat." And I learned how to do the free-pieced letters from Tonya's blog
http://lazygalquilting.blogspot.com/
I've been enjoying the free-pieced letters for some time, and I've made wall hangings and a quilt incorporating them. This quilt was made using only solid fabrics. Over the past year or so, I've been collecting an assortment of solid fabrics. I purchased the hot pink especially for this quilt. The quilt is hand quilted except for the outer borders, which I sewed on the machine. I enjoyed doing the hand quilting very much, especially because in a liberated quilt, you can stitch with some abandon. If you are doing hand quilting, I advise getting a good light. I purchased an inexpensive reading lamp because the lamp that I've been using all along malfunctioned, and had to be disposed of. Now, about the binding. I make a straight of grain binding, which I cut 1 3/8 inches wide. I sew it to the quilt front in a 1/4 inch seam, then I turn it to the back and hand hem it.
3 comments:
it's perfect, of course! congrats on a great finish.
I love your block arrangement and the colors,Roz. And I agree about the hand quilting being more casual for a liberated quilt.
I like a floor lamp over my left shoulder (I'm right handed), especially if the lamp has a swing arm. And I put in a 3-way bulb so I can get 150 watts of light. Lighting makes all the difference.
kathleen C. in CT
Congrats! Send me a large copy of the photo and I'll put it on the website. I use an Ott Light for quilting - I'm definitely having more problems quilting at night these days.
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