My husbands quilt is only the second one that I have quilted myself. I normally take my quilts to a cute little shop in Lebanon to be quilted. Since I recently got a walking foot for my sewing machine I thought I should give it a try. The first one I did was a large crib quilt for my brother's friend who just had a baby boy. Matt's quilt is a size up (60"x60") but I felt like I could handle it. I'm only doing straight line quilting but both have turned out pretty great.
As well as quilting for myself I also tried spray basting for the first time, and let me just say it was SO much easier. I will never go back to pinning ever again. Not once did the layers shift (even when my cats decide to wrestle on it).
I read that painters tape helps keep your lines straight when you
are new to quilting.
I decided to do diamonds since the whole quilt is squares. And Matt wanted black thread so that it would stand out. I wasn't sure how it would look, but I really like it and so does Matt
After I finished quilting it I had to get myself excited to do the binding, which is my least favorite part of the quilt process. Normally I take it to my Mom and have her sew the binding on. (Thanks Mom, Love you!) But I really wanted to finish this 100% on my own. So I went out and bought a new movie!
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!!! I'm not sure if I've mentioned it yet but I am a huge Disney fan. Some might say I'm obsessed but I think I'm just a kid at heart. Also I can't work on a quilt unless there is a movie or a show on for me to listen to. I have quite a collection.
Once I had a new movie to watch I was ready to get started on the binding. I have decided that the reason I don't like to do the binding is because I'm not a big fan of hand stitching, so I used one of the "fancy" stitches on my machine to sew it on.
Got the binding on,
fresh out of the dryer,
Potter approved.
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