The Quilt Is Done...

Well, the quilting part is... and now it's ready to pass back to Vicki who will trim and
put the binding on.

 Those who've been reading what little I've been blogging lately might recognize this.  It's Annette's quilt top that she wanted to get done for her granddaughter's high school graduation.

Trust me, it wasn't a piece of cake... not sure what all the problems were... I don't think I've ever quilted using batik as a backing for one thing... Mo'e wasn't too crazy about it and my usually reliable Glide thread was having all kinds of issues.... tension, fraying, skipping stitches.  You name it.  I tried three different size needles even though 16 is what I have always used with Glide... then, as I got towards the end, I got to thinking and the blue I used never frayed ... it was always the celery.  Even in the bobbin ( I only used celery in the bobbin - I didn't want two colors of thread on the back)

I had issues with 'dragging' because I'd forget to raise the bar as the back bar got fatter as I rolled the quilt.  Then I had a real issue that wasn't caused because I forgot to raise the bar....

 Yeah, SEVERAL threads and a batting bunny wrapped around  one of the left front wheels.  ARGHHH!!!   took some time but I got the threads loose and out of there.. not sure where the lil bunny went and not sure where these dark threads came from since I was only using celery green in the bobbin... and these were darker than the blue I was using in certain areas on top.

 Below is the bottom borders... I thought I took pics of the top, too, but guess not... looks just the same, just in opposite order.

 anyway, it's DONE... not perfect, but DONE.   I even snuck in the granddaughter's name in one spot and her grandmother's name in another one. 

 It was fun doing it... with some frustration thrown in just to be sure I wasn't having too good of a time. It took me an average of 4 hours a day for 5 days just in case anyone is wondering.  lol

  Now, I can get back to working on some of my own quilts. 

Oh, and that secret project I was working on earlier this month... it's in it's new home now so I can show it... although I guess I didn't take a pic when it was all done - just in the process.

My quilting friend, KatieMaytoo, keeps blaming a squirrel for distracting her over to new projects when she's trying to work on or finish up one that she's already started.  She's been pretty quiet about it lately.. When I gave her this, I told her that I found him at my house and he's not welcome there!  lol 

ok... take care

ttyl