Today I had big plans to get the mystery quilt basted. It was the first sit & sew day of the year, so I took along my quilt top, the backing, and a bag full of large batting offcuts to piece together for this quilt.
I had hoped to be able to make the "frankenbatting" with just two offcuts, but the pieces weren't quite as large as I had hoped. I ended up needing 4 pieces, which meant hand-sewing three joins across the width of the quilt rather than just one.
Doesn't that make an exciting picture? Doing the three joins took almost the whole day - from 11 to 3, anyway, with breaks for lunch, chatting, cuppas, stretching my back. But after I finished the last seam I had no energy left to tackle the actual basting. And everyone else was packing up for the day, so I did the same.
And just because it is more interesting than the top photo:
Crinum lily flowering again under the back verandah.
Now my job will be to clear off the cutting table so that I can baste the quilt on it in sections.
Our sit and sew is this Saturday, will have to find something to take. A great way to use up batting pieces.
ReplyDeleteI don't think this is what the slow stitching movement have in mind.
ReplyDeleteI like to use the machine on the largest zig zag setting to join my batting. Mind you I did find a roll of the tape you can use to join batting when I had a clean up....we will see if it stays in an easy to find place so I can actually use it!
ReplyDeleteI also join my batting like Sue. Takes no time at all to join the pieces.
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you use up what you have. When you are on a roll you want to get it done... good job
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