I'm resisting the urge to say, "Ta-Dah!" It
happens every time I finish a quilt, and I'm
not sure why. It's not very mature, but...
"Ta-Dah!"
"My Live Aquiltic" is completed, and I can
knock it off my list for an On the Windy Side
Finish-Q2, too. It finished at about 51"x62",
and I used a loose FMQ motif that reminded
me of wave action. I used my Janome
domestic machine, and Iris thread.
Other details are in these posts.
I added a 'column of water' to the solid backing
made from pieced scraps leftover from the top.
I curved a crest and trough for fun.
I had just enough extra backing left with which
to bind it. No more than 2 extra inches to spare
this time. Besides making sure I estimate more
yardage for my backing next time, here are
a few things I learned along the way.
How to fix a thread break: Take it back
to the last change of direction to tie it off and
bury the threads, and then start the FMQ there.
I marked a point I thought would be good,
then I used a ripper to cut the other threads.
Don't spend your time fussing with anything
other than what you need to tie off. In this
case my thread broke again, so I had to go
back even further.
Usually the rubber end of a ripper will do a better
job of getting the last thread pieces than
scratching at them with your fingernail.
Burying your thread right then and there gives
you a better chance of the new start blending in.
I learned that by taking your FMQ off the edge of
quilt helps to anchor the edges. This makes
binding much easier and quicker.
Spring is in full swing with bushes and trees
both coming out in leaf. The other side of
this wall is where my Clematis paniculata
is rooted. I was late cutting it back, and
just got to it early this week. I was nearly
done when I saw there was a nest full of
eggs in last year's vines. I was crushed, but I
took the whole nest and reset it in the
vines I had left.
When I checked on it this morning, the mama
bird flew into a nearby bush.
She was still brooding!
There's just about a week left before the
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