The latest project to make it's way to the quilting machine was my Feathered Star medallion quilt, made as part of the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) in 2021 and 2022. I was hoping to get it finished before our next guild meeting on the 19th.
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Unfortunately, my first attempt at quilting did not make me happy. (That photo doesn't make me happy either, but it was the best I could get at the time.) I tried to take the easy way out and follow the diagonal lines on the backing fabric for my quilting design. The entire lower right corner, about 1/4 of the entire quilt, has been quilted that way.
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This is the backing fabric for the quilt. As you can see, the diagonal vines are not straight lines but a little wavy. On the front of the quilt, it just looked messy. Also the spacing of the lines didn't relate well to the piecing on the front. I had spent one afternoon getting the quilt layered and that portion quilted. I spent the next afternoon taking all that quilting out.
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Yesterday I started some stitch-in-the-ditch quilting around the flying geese border and around the pink triangles that circle the center of the star. I haven't figured out how I will quilt everything else yet, but I'm much happier with the results at this point. I'll keep plugging away and still hope to get it quilted and bound before our meeting.
I'm linking up with:
Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
Monday Musings at Songbird Designs
Wednesday Wait Loss at Inquiring Quilter
Happy quilting everyone!
Julie in GA
Figuring out the quilting part is no easy task. Hopefully second time is the charm.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful, so I'm sure you'll make it even more so with the quilting. Coming up with a good plan is not always easy.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pain to take out the quilting, but a good decision. You'll be much happier. I didn't realize the SAHRR had been going on so long.
ReplyDeleteOh, I am so happy you are getting it done. I love your interpretation!
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