I received this beginner sampler, and the maker, as well as the local teacher, claims she did not do any sewing before doing this quilt. I looked closely at her seams and points and found it really hard to believe, but I don’t think they’d lie to me. We might just have a master quilter in the making.
I have a confession to make…. I dislike Kaffe Fassett fabric. While working on this quilt, I had a list of reasons, but once it was done, I realised this is just my opinion, so I won't share the details.
I have, however, decided to try to convince any future Kaffet Fasset fans,
handing me quilts to finish, to settle for an all-over meander instead of any
detailed motif or even custom quilting.
With this feather filler, I simply couldn’t see where I’ve been, where I
am supposed to be going or looking back on what I did, see any motif at all. It
was just a crazy bunch of overprinted colours.
To me, too much.
I struggled
to finish and ended up just quilting in half-hour increments, as that is how
long I could pretend to enjoy it. When I
finally advanced to where I could see the backing, I knew at least the motif on the back was visible.
I searched the internet for the name of this technique and saw that it goes by different names. For the previous one, I used “twisted pole” and opted to give this one a different name.
The
previous one was also done in an edge-to-edge pattern, while this one is custom-quilted and, as small as it is, kept me busy a couple of days.
The user of these, as far as I know, is not a quilter. She sent these two solid pieces of fabric to be quilted in an all-over pattern. This will go up against a wall, and her products/patterns will be pinned to these. I am not sure how the quilted fabrics will be attached to the walls, but she may have a stand of sorts.
I asked if
both should have the same motifs, but she preferred a difference. The motifs won’t be visible once she attaches her samples/examples, but they will still serve the purpose.
I often get several similar quilts from the same quilting group. This is a second Lily Dreams table runner from the same group as the previous one I did.
I have an
appointment to have my hair cut this morning, and I’m really nervous; I’ll be making use of
a new, unknown (to me) hairdresser.
Luckily, my hair grows fast, but I am still hoping for the best.
For the
weekend ahead, I plan to finish three quilts.
Well, maybe just two, but start on the third.
