PART I: The Finish:
I finished the baby quilt that I am making for my grandniece Lauren! This quilt caused all sorts of problems because I wanted the butterflies in the center (a Laurel Burch design) but nothing that I bought or had would cooperate and make the borders, even more Laurel Burch fabric! Finally I found this Stonehenge fabric that did the job, but I felt that it needed a bit of pizazz in the corner blocks, so I fused some butterflies from the center fabric and FMQed around them with gold thread.
I did the binding with a new tool called The Quilter's Boot (I bought it at Sew Expo but it is available online and at Pacific Fabrics in Seattle area.) After struggling with it for a while, it did work wonderfully for the fourth corner, so I am calling it a good thing. I like mitered bindings front and back, and this tool does it nicely (once you figure it out--go to youtube and search for the Quilter's Boot--the video is very helpful.)
The back is the Pacific Fabrics brand of Minkee with one layer of flannel in the middle. I followed the recommendations found in Machine Quilting Unlimited magazine for working with the minkee-type fabrics and starched it heavily. It was the first time I worked with this type of fabric and I didn't love how it felt going through my machine. It has a nap, so it fought me sometimes. One thing to note, you don't have to quilt it very much and so I only did a zigzag in the purple borders. But then it looked sort of wrinkly so I stitched in the ditch all around the borders and the pink border as well. Not as fun as FMQ!
PART II: The Roadblock
I started gathering things to install my design wall.
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| Footstool, level, t-square, hammer, box cutter and stud finder |
Then found out that the stud finder needed a 9 volt battery to work. I tried to find one in all of the battery operated things around here, but no luck. Since I already have to go to Home Depot to get some nails, I will get the battery as well. Oh, well, one finish is a good thing!
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