Sunday 26 February 2012

Layering up

It's been longer that I'd hoped since my last post again, but progress has been made on a number of fronts.  First of all I got a new camera to replace the one I broke the other week, so pictures are easily taken once more!  Second of all I have finished putting together both sides of the quilt and have layered them up!  Pins are everywhere and about two thirds of the tacking stitches that I think I need are in...
 
Overall the quilt top is beginning to look rather wrinkled now the pins and tacking is going in...
And on the back I decided to go symetrical and add the matching strip of plaid fabrics to the panel for the back.
Tacking is taking me a bit longer than I thought, so I won't get on to quilting this weekend.  Wednesday is class day again, so I'll be making up my binding then I think so I'll be all organised for when the quilting is done.  I've not decided exactly what to use for the binding though.  I have more of the backing material, or I could use the plaids and other colourful bits and pieces I have left over from making the quilt top.  I think I'm leaning to the later option just now.  What do you think?


3 comments:

  1. Looking great Lorna, hate the tacking bit!!

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  2. Ooh! It is looking good. You went symmetrical with the plaid strip I see! Personally, I would use plaid for my binding. I will wait with interest as to what you do. Di xo

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  3. I hate tacking and basting. Keep going it will be worth it, its looking fabulous

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