You go to a friend who kindly offers you her floor for basting the big quilt. Although you don't like basting very much you have a great time chatting with the friend (some white wine might be involved, too, but not too much). You finish basting, fold the quilt, checking if everything is nice and smooth, and it is. On the next day you start quilting. The pattern is big squares, set randomly against the squares in the quilt top. The first square has some minor puckers but you can live with it. Instead of unpicking you continue quilting, doing 3 more square before checking the back. You shudder with horror and spend the next evening unpicking the whole lot.
And then, not wanting to bother your friend again, you invent a strange re-basting method, involving a curtain rack and a table.
I tried quilting a few squares yesterday and they look OK now, so it's going to be the quilting weekend. And since the quilt is taking me much longer than expected, I'll show you the back.
I love the back. Can't wait to see the front! Good luck with the quilting.
ReplyDeleteWOW! That's the back?! That should be a quilt in itself, its awesome!
ReplyDeleteThats kinda how my basting is going at the moment. Last 3 times have been equally rubbish.. Good luck!
if this is the back i can hardly wait to see the front.
ReplyDeleteI love this back, can't wait to see the front. I have been very lucky with basting so far. The curtain rack and table method sounds very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThats a great back! Look forward to seeing the front!
ReplyDeleteOh, it will all be worth it in the end. It looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteHi Tusen. That looks fabulous. Can't wait to see the whole thing!
ReplyDeleteTo jest moja kołdra! ;-) I wiecie co? Jest supeeeer!! Śpimy pod nią z mężem odkąd ją otrzymaliśmy! Jest śliczna! Kompozycja bratowej - lepszej nie można wymyślić!I cholernie nam pasuje!;-)
ReplyDeletePs. A spódnicę dziś miała śliczną! Tę w kratę;-)