Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Basted and Ready for Quilting

My Hands 2 Help lap quilt is layered and pin basted, ready for quilting. I'm getting ready to go to Paducah, so it'll have to wait until I get back.
H2H top, basted

The top was made using fat eighths from a Benartex bundle I picked up several years ago. I used the rest of them and some more of the beige background print to piece the back.
H2H back

I haven't decided how I'm going to quilt it yet. My FMQ skills are pretty much limited to an all-over meander. Any suggestions?

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5 comments:

  1. A cute little quilt and it's going to such a great cause!

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  2. Great looking quilt, have fun at Paduka

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  3. Wish i could give you quilting suggestions, but that's my weak spot... Good luck- it looks great.

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  4. I like that pattern! Someone is going to be very happy to receive your quilt! When I have a quilt with lots of straight lines, I often quilt diagonal lines across the blocks. I start with one line from point to point, then echo quilt it 1/4" away on either side. It's easiest to start in a corner of the quilt - and from there, you space your lines, based on how close your batting requires. HTH!

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  5. I like that pattern! Someone is going to be very happy to receive your quilt! When I have a quilt with lots of straight lines, I often quilt diagonal lines across the blocks. I start with one line from point to point, then echo quilt it 1/4" away on either side. It's easiest to start in a corner of the quilt - and from there, you space your lines, based on how close your batting requires. HTH!

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