Monday, October 23, 2017

Progress on the wool quilt

I still feel awful. I have been able to manage the symptoms, but that's about it. Saturday I spend the day cleaning my messy laundry room. I tried to be brutal and got rid of a lot of stuff. I found a few items for donation. I also cleaned up the studio which was a mess too. I can now walk thru both rooms without tripping on stuff.

Sunday I worked on the wool quilt. It took some real work to get the back put together. The wool blanket did not lay flat at the edges and I had two large holes I needed to patch. I had to add to the length and the width of the blanket with wool yardage I had to get the back big enough. The quilt is now pin basted, bobbins are wound, and the sewing machine is all ready to go to free motion quilt it. I think I will just use a large meander.

I also got the binding cut out.

I have 10 days to get this done.

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5 comments:

  1. Vicki WOctober 23, 2017 at 12:41 PM

    I think a very large meander is a great idea. This is already going to be heavy with the wool and dense quilting might make it too stiff. He's going to love it!
    I do hope you are feeling better soon.

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  2. AnnOctober 23, 2017 at 3:13 PM

    We are fighting the same cold, Patty. If we lived closer I'd wondered who infected whom.
    You are a champion of neutrals. I love the way you mix black, brown, grey and white. This reminds me of your Chinese Coins quilt. Meander quilting sound like a good solution. I always think the curved stitching strengthens the quilt - fewer popped threads when it's used.
    Get better soon.

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  3. Glen QuiltSwissyOctober 23, 2017 at 6:00 PM

    Oh....I never thought of that, Ann! Sorry that you are soooo sick still. Did you freeze some of your chicken soup? Love the way that quilt is turnnig out. I think I. Need to pay you to kit up fabrics and The pattern for me and stop doing it on my own! I just love all your stuff,

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  4. Exuberantcolor/Wanda S HansonOctober 23, 2017 at 6:58 PM

    I think a large meander is best too. That way it will still be soft and flexible to wrap up in.

    I hope you are feeling better soon.

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  5. Jocelyn is Canadian Needle NanaOctober 24, 2017 at 1:21 AM

    Your wool quilt will be a beauty. Sorry to hear you are under the weather and it is not even flu season yet. THey say it will be brutal this year so for the first time I am thinking of getting the flu shot. Do you get one?

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