quilted #2

My current WiPs have taken a backspace this week - it's a quilting party over here! 

And my 'Norah' quilt top, which I finished in April 2020, was up next in the "to be quilted" queue, {see back here for earlier details}.

It's a real mix of fabrics in light-medium value fabrics from over my years of sewing. I love the way the four colours are used, one for each side of the quilt. I added in a couple of darker fabrics too, just some unexpected colour now & then to help with contrast.  

A super simple quilt to make & no maths to worry about!

Some bits of fabric are pieced to make up a row, you wouldn’t know it from looking at the whole thing, but it all adds to the charm of this quilt . . . and that's what quilting is all about to me!

I machine quilted simple straight lines round & round. And instead of using the dramatic black perle cotton of the original Norah quilt, I used a neutral colour thread as I wanted to continue with the soft sherbet-y look for my quilt. The quilting lines vary between 2"-3" apart, more open rather than dense, keeping the quilt soft and light enough for daily use. 

- and how about a scrappy back for the win!

- pics in the late afternoon sun

'Norah' quilt details:

This quilt was strip pieced in a large traditional log cabin style, 

{see here for details of the simple sewalong, no pattern}

It progressed very quickly and held my interest as I made colour decisions with every seam.

Cotton batting for that soft & snuggly feel

Keeping with the scrappy theme, the back is a hodgepodge of large scraps.

The black & white stripe binding adds a final bit of punch, a little nod to original black perle hand quilting.

Simple machine quilting by me

Finished quilt measures 147cms x 147cms {58" x 58".

Until next time, Linda