I finally got a little sewing in. I've been slowly working on
this quilt for quite a while. So on Sunday after church I decided to get serious! I set up my machine in my kitchen and lit a delicious smelling candle and got down to business. The day was cool and a bit rainy so it was perfect sewing weather! It felt so wonderful to work on finishing this project.
This sweet quilt is a little guy so I got to finish the top and get to quilting on Sunday afternoon.
Look at my poor iron. The bottom is taped on because I've dropped it twice. On my wood floors.... oops.
Once the top was finished it was time to quilt! I love my walking foot. If you don't have one and you are planning on machine quilting anytime in the near future, you neeeeed to get one! They help all of the layers of your quilt to feed evenly when you are doing straight stitching on your quilt.
My darling walking foot. I love you dear.
After I finished outlining my applique and the borders, I did some random freemotion meandering and some very technical loopty loops. Then I slapped on the binding and spent the evening handstitching it down. This morning I stitched on the little yo-yos and she was finished! Well, almost, the very last step for each of my quilts is a trip to the washer and dryer. When they come out they are all puckery an antique looking.
It's pucker town.
I thought I might like to hang this little quilt in my bedroom. I hung it on the wall above my bed (on a temporary hanger). But I think it looks a little small and lost. I have a very tiny bedroom, which we have squeezed a King sized bed into! A queen would fit much nicer, but my husband would rather cut off his own arm with a butter knife than lose his HUGE bed. Would you like to see what I'm talking about? Come on in.
Doesn't look too bad from this angle. But lets get a view of the Titanic in all it's splendor, shall we?
Huge. And my poor little quilt looks like a postage stamp up there. I guess I'll have to find a new place for it. And of course make a bigger quilt to hang! But I do love my vintage chenille bed spread... it makes me happy, and it fits the Titanic perfectly. Oh, and yes, I cleaned off the side table before taking this picture. I didn't think you needed to see my husbands medication pile. The poor thing has a horrible cold and he needs his drugs within an arms reach. Although I do see that I missed his almost empty t.p. roll.....for his middle of the night nose blowing episodes...... it's not pretty.
Well, thanks for visiting today my friends. Now I'm off to tackle the huge pile of laundry that I moved into the hallway....from my bedroom floor.
