24
2010
Ready to Gift
An article by Rachel
I finished with days to spare.
Final thoughts…
Pattern:
As I mentioned before, I used the New Wave pattern from Oh Fransson! No regrets in choosing this pattern. If I use this design again, I think I’d use an odd number of fabrics so the end blocks tumble the same. That’s a personal preference. Also I highly recommend laying out the fabric so the sashing gets sewn on the correct side of the block. I spend way too much time unpicking sashing.
Fabric:
I purchased the printed fabric from Fabric Worm. I really like her custom 1/2 yard packs. I would have had a very hard time finding all this fabric in Salt Lake, especially the Kokka fabric. By the way, I love the cotton/linen blend fabrics. I can’t wait to by more. The solids are Kona solids from Fabric Shack. I’ll be buying from both stores in the future.
Batting:
I used a bamboo bat. It’s ok, but not my favorite. It’s a bit thin. After washing my quilts, I like them to fluff up a bit. It really isn’t that fluffy. I’m not sure how warm the bamboo is, which will work for my brother since he lives in Seattle. My favorite bats are Quilters Dream or Warm and Natural Polyester. I know the polyester is probably a crime, but it gives such great stitch definition.
Quilting Thread
I used Aruifil 40 wt. I like it. It never broke and left a minimal amount of lint. Next week, I’m going to compare 40 wt and 50 wt. I definitely liked used using a large spool. It’s nice to keep on quilting and not run out. For a quilting design, I quilted wavy lines straight through the quilt. It looks good. My only regret is the batting. The stitch definition isn’t what I’d like it to be.
Thanks for going along this journey with me. It’s fun to share something that’s so important to me. It was fun to make and I can’t wait to give it away. Because my brother doesn’t read the blog, I’ve been able to share the process and end results.
I hope that everybody has a Merry Christmas. Now I’m off to eat more food than I should and open gifts. More pictures to come soon.
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I love it! Especially the cameras and glasses.
Me too! I want more. I really like the linen/cotton blend. It’s so soft.
The quilts are beautiful…what teriffic gifts!
Thanks for sharing this beautiful quilt. Love seeing what others are making.
beautiful quilt
thank you for sharing…
ciao Maria
this is so lovely, I love geometric quilts. Great job!
Nice!
Just beautiful. I love COLOR and how different quilters play with it.
wonderful quilt…great job.
Thanks!
I really enjoyed the whole journey….it is so nice of you to share everything. Beautiful!
What a beautiful quilt! Elizabeth Hartman is by far my most favorite ‘celebrity’ quilter and I own every pattern she’s ever released and her new book.
I recently completed a New Wave quilt top myself, but it seems so boring compared to this one. This one just takes my breath away. I love the coordinating color patterns. Mine is a blue/aqua color scheme. Thank you so much for sharing this beauty.
I really enjoy her ideas. The quilts come together fairly easily. I’d like to make a few more of her quilts
Hello!
My name is Miyako,I am a Japanese quilter.
I live in Salt Lake City now, and I found the modern quilt guild.
Are you going to have the guild meeting on January 8?
If it is possible, I’d like to attend the meeting.
I need some information about the place.
I’ll send you an invited to the guild. Then you’ll have all the information that you need for our upcoming events.
Interesting your thoughts on the bamboo batting. I heard it keeps your quilts from creasing when you fold it, didn’t know it was thinner. It seems to be twice the cost of the Warm & Natural which is what I prefer.
Beautiful quilt.
Definitely no fold lines, but that one plus didn’t out weigh the cons, at least for me. As for cost, if I’m going to spend that much money on batting, I’d prefer to spend the money on wool or quilter’s dream.