You know the rush? Sure you do, you know that all consuming, must get it done, go, go, go, moment. Well I had one of those this past week. Those rush moments don't always happen but when they do I usually just grab on with two hands and try and sneak some food and coffee in when I can.
I finally finished this behemoth of a zig zag quilt. I did a modern style quilting, as you can see here, marked lines with a line of pebbles, uppy downy lines, and swirls in the blue. Ugh, what a bloody headache the quilting was.
So anyhow it was hair straight back to hand sew the binding (I just can't do machine stitched binding, I like the look of hand stitched too much). Then it was time to remove the markings. Well I have never immersed a quilt in the tub before, it's pretty darn nerve wracking.
"I wonder if I have the water temperature right, oh crap maybe I should double check! Too late anyway... Oh it is right, whew. OH MY GOD did I rinse the tub enough! What if some bit of cleaning chemicals gets into the quilt.... Oh right I use the green stuff... will that ruin the quilt? No it's fine. Soooo should I rub the lines? Massage the quilt? Dunk it under more? How long should I leave it... "
Well you get the idea. I ended up just leaving it in the tub for a while (32 minutes to be exact, in really cold water, maybe a little too cold, hmmm...) I spun it in the wash a couple of times and popped it into the drier.
I really like the quilt. It's exactly what it was supposed to be. I discovered that I'm not much of a 'modern' quilter. I love the look of the modern quilts sure, but making them is way trickier than I thought. Those white lines, I had to go over them 7 times! The quilt is very large, and it was a super pain in the butt to get the thing into my little machine... I have been eyeballing one of those Handi Quilter machines.
The rush wasn't over yet, I had to also quilt and bind this cute little number. I picked this jelly roll up at Wal-Mart of all places. It was on the super sale rack for a couple bucks. I thought it was just ugly as sin, until I started sewing with it. Now I think it's the cutest!
One of my best friends just found out she will be having a baby girl so this is for her. I suppose you could say this is another 'modern' quilt because of the white, but I did an all over stipple so the quilt can be snuggly. I was inspired by this video from the Missouri Star Quilt Company. I'm linking up with the awesome ladies over at the Needle and Thread Network. Have a gooder.
