Happy Sunday! I hope you had a lovely weekend. Mine was busy, but very productive. I made a few more of the scrappy log cabin blocks I had been working on. When I started this project, I just wanted to use up some of my fabric scraps. But I had no idea how big of a project I could get out of them. I thought maybe a cushion or a table runner. The pile of scraps didn't look very big at all. So with no plan, just enjoying the process and cheering every time I completed one more block I was able to put together a small quilt. That's what I love about quilting: how small mount of fabric pieces sewn together suddenly becomes a quilt. Amazing! And now my little quilt is basted and ready to be quilted. I'm still undecided about how to quilt it. Any suggestions?
Speaking of basting; what is your favorite method for quilt basting? I've always used pins and my favorite tool the Kwik Klip to help fasten the pins. But I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Wishing you beautiful week!
XO
Martha.
Wishing you beautiful week!
XO
Martha.
I used to pin baste but then I tried 505 spray and never went back. So fast and I don't have to stop for pins ; )
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Lovely quilt Martha, like sunshine on a cloudy day :)
ReplyDeleteI have tried them all when it comes to basting pins, spray, micro tacks and still it is my least favourite part of the process!
You are so right Martha! The smallest of scraps become so rewarding when it begins to grow. Your quilt is sunshine wonderful! I still pin most often and it too is not my favorite part.
ReplyDeleteLovely colours! Makes me think of the daffodils in Spring. I use 505 spray these days!
ReplyDeleteI love when that happens! Happy scraps and adorable little quilt :). I used to pin baste but tried 505 and thats all I use. It's like experiencing chocolate for the first time, that amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty quilt! I have a log cabin quilt on my to do list. I'm thinking of tying it like Alicia from Posie Gets Cozy but I also love simple straight line quilting....I think it was Jolene from Blue Elephant Stitches that made one and quilted straight lines through the middle of each log. It was so cozy looking. I don't have a hard floor large enough to baste on so I baste on carpet....I hate it! It looks like you are basting on a table? How does that work? I use pins like you and that tool but I bought the colorful covers to snap on the pins so they don't get tangled together. I would buy one pack at a time using a Jo-Ann coupon.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving this log cabin quilt, as always your colour choices are spectacular and your work is impeccable. Basting - I've tried everything and have become a huge fan of spray basting having been part of the anti-brigade for many years, with age anything that saves my back and knees is okay by me. I also use a lot of fusible batting recently, particularly in class when I have students turning quilts out in 4-6 hours, no time to pin baste and I can't have a room full of students using spray baste all at the same time, I don't think we'd survive!!! My favourite fusible is Dream Request, 100% cotton but only fusible on one side (what's the point we ask?!). Actually is really fab for QAYG projects. So far I've only found Hobbs that's double sided fusible and unfortunately it's 80% cotton/20% poly which isn't my fave. I also find it's reluctant to fuse to a very small handful of fabrics depending on the fabric finish (and it's impossible to know beforehand if it'll work with your fabric or not). Most times this is solved by fusing longer and hotter but I've had one student where even this tactic didn't work and we had to resort to the spray can after all. - Chris :D
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! These colours are just so ALIVE - they make me happy! As for basting - I used to pin but found that my presser foot was too tight/strong (and not able to adjust this function on my machine) and it would push the fabric, even using a walking foot, which eventually would develop into a fold or crease - especially when cross hatching. So I resorted to spray (I didn't want to because of the added cost) and it works perfectly - holding all the layers together so nicely. I have used this for years now and never had any problems - I use 505.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colours, beautiful photos - it's obvious you are an artist at heart.
ReplyDeleteI'm no help when it comes to how to quilt it. As for basting, I have only ever used pins for basting, but I have only made a few quilts, and I can't handle breathing in sprays.
such crisp quilt blocks - so vibrant and full of colour :-)
ReplyDeleteMartha, really wonderful, like a sun! :) Jola
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful, Martha!! Kwik Klip is most favourite basting tool. I don't know if can even baste without it anymore :)
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Martha your quilt looks wonderful! I really love this fabric combo! When I made a log cabin, my quilter did an all over looping and swirling design that turned out great. (I was too chicken to quilt it myself) Hmmm... that Kwik Klip looks like it would save some bruised fingers.
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