Charity quilts are wonderful quilts to practice new quilting and binding techniques. It is a win for the quilter to practice a skill and a win for the guild to have some of the quilt tops finished into quilts. For this quilt, I quilted a spiral in the 4-block sections of the quilt and a meander in the long rectangular pieces. It was quick and easy and just a little extra compared to a simple meander. I also sewed the binding on completely by machine, it was great to practice this new-to-me skill.
This quilt is now off to a good home through the guild's charity program.
I am linking up to Link a Finish Friday, Whoop Whoop Friday, Thank Goodness Its Finished Friday, Finish It Up Friday, Fabric Frenzy Friday, and Show Off Saturday @ Sew Can She.
It looks like it has a wonderful texture, I love the way the waves meet the ripples :)
ReplyDeleteThe spirals are great, I need to try those! Lovely finish!
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ReplyDeleteThis is great! I haven't done the machine binding yet, I usually finish it by hand- was there a tutorial or link that you found helpful for learning how to do that?
ReplyDeleteI love the way the spirals grab my attention! I've been machine binding my quilts for about a year now, I think, and I love it. My bindings still aren't perfect, but they're pretty good.
ReplyDeleteVery colorful. The quilting looks great. I agree with Leanne, the spirals do catch your eye.
ReplyDeleteI love how you put the little spirals in the four patch blocks. What a beautiful quilt to be sending to a new home. I'm sure it will be well loved.
ReplyDeleteThe technique really worked well!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely quilt! The quilting patterns in each section really emphasize the interesting pattern in the quilt.
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is lovely. Thank you for making and donating it. I used to teach at-risk girls to sew. We made quilts and donated them! Thanks for sharing and bringing back a sweet memory!
ReplyDeleteGreat quilting on a fun quilt. Yes, charity quilts do help you practice quilting designs.
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt for charity. Love your quilting choices because they add that extra somethin'.
ReplyDeleteI machine bound a charity quilt for the first time recently as well. This is a really pretty quilt and I love those spirals as well. I agree that charity quilts are great for practicing quilting. I need to write a newsletter post to encourage my guild members to quilt some of our charity quilts and I think I'll quote your sentence above if that's o.k. with you CheryL.
ReplyDeleteLovely quilt and such a good cause too. I know it will be well loved in its new home!
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How awesome, Cheryl. I hope it will excite the person who receives it and provide them with warmth and comfort.
ReplyDeleteVery cool Charity Quilt, Cheryl. I like the quilting on it, do you do your own free motion, long arm quilting or have your quilts quilted by others?
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