Breaking Records - Diary of a Quilt #5
And we are ready to quilt! I pieced a backing using scraps of left over colourful centres to form a joining strip between two grey fabrics from my stash – both from the Zen Chic range designed by Brigitte Heitland for Moda Fabrics and I think it looks pretty darn good.
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Then I modified an orphan block from the front – a pale yellow, which just didn’t work with the other stronger colours – to make a label. Here the pale colour works a treat.
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And then I pinned together my quilt sandwich. My least favourite job in the quilting process (does anyone enjoy this part?) I managed to do it during my weekly Zoom Sewing Meeting, so I was distracted and it didn’t seem so much of a chore. Result! Despite my advancing years, my preferred quilt basting method is still to tape the batting to the floor, layer up the wadding and the top and pin. I just find this works best for me……My knees are finding this less and less funny, though and at some point I’m just going to have to scope out another method.
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But this time I went ahead and pinned, regardless and I even got to use my lovely, fine, curved brass quilting pins. Brass can tarnish, so when used on lighter coloured fabrics it can leave a tiny dark mark (No! Not that kind, Harry Potter fans!) but on the grey and black here, they work perfectly.
And now……it’s quiltingtime!!!!