Friday, June 26, 2015

FMQ Friday


I finally started to free motion quilt the sashing of the Ladies of Downton Abbey quilt. I had originally wanted to quilt this loopy pattern but I saw a few other patterns to consider. I tried quilting them and didn't like it very much, I tried to practice them but they still didn't look that good. So, I decided to go back to my original idea.


I'm glad I finally started it! I feel it complements the quilting I've done on the blocks. I think the amount of quilting will be consistent throughout the quilt. That's always a good thing! The picture above shows the back of the quilt.


This picture isn't the best but you can see the variegated thread surrounding 2 sides of this block. I'm glad I went with this pattern. There's a lot of sashing on this quilt but I'm happy I've started on it. Sometimes that first step is the hardest!!

10 comments:

  1. love your quilting. wish I had time to practice to be that good

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    1. Thanks for the nice words! Not sure I'm that good!!

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  2. That's an amazing amount of quilting you've done already! Lovely quilt!

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    1. Thanks, Em! I just want to get it done at this point! It's taken too long!!

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  3. Great choice for the sashing...love that design.

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    1. Thanks, Karin! I always have a hard time deciding what design to use. I think this one will be fine!

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  4. It looks like a perfect fmq choice - it will be gorgeous!!

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