It's been a good week in the studio, and I am here to share the two finished Walk About quilts. Both tops were pieced at the quilt retreat in November.
The Wildlife Walk About is designed more for a man... though, I know a gal or two that would appreciate it as well.
The teal/yellow quilt is definitely more feminine.
Here's a closer look at the Wildlife quilt...
An all-over lattice grid was quilted over the center of the quilt, out to the borders... stitch in the ditch on either side of the narrow border and a vine & leaves FMQ filled the wider border.
The backing is pieced - the focus fabric is flanked by some grey/green plaid woven fabric. And the binding is a brown/green leaf camo print.
The yellow/teal quilt needed borders, and I had to spend a fair amount of time digging in the stash for fabrics that worked.
I modified the border sizes and order from the original pattern because I was limited in the amount of fabric I had available in the stash. I started the quilting design with a square in a square layout and then started some dot-to-dot lines, allowing the lines to crisscross and create some interesting geometric designs.
The backing is a woven teal fabric with deep green and purple.
I used a deep purple Aurifil thread in the bobbin and a variety of pastel Aurifil threads as the top thread - pastel teal, light green and a lavender.
The binding is a deep green blender. I didn't think it would work... I was a skeptic until I auditioned it along with a few others and I was surprised to see that it was the best option.
I have my fingers crossed that they will find their new homes for Christmas... How perfect is this? His and Hers quilts!
Same pattern... same layout... but so different!
I'll be tidying up my studio and stash this weekend.
Do you have quilting plans for the weekend?
Are you sewing Christmas or Holiday gifts?
Or are you done?
Leave a comment... I'd love to hear from you!
Keep Piecing,
Melva
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