Send the quilts out to be long armed.
I hate basting quilts. HATE. I hate it enough to not finish quilts once the top is complete but I always thought about long arming as being for those huge quilts that I can't handle on my machine.
No no no. I think the best use of long arm services is for those quilts that make you want to shoot yourself in the foot!!
And so, I got to work on my pile. This quilt isn't my oldest, but it does date back to July 2010. I won't lie, finishing this quilt top was akin to poking out my eyeball (Just one, I don't desire to lose my vision). But I finished. And I'm glad I did.
The quilting was performed by Emily of Emerson Quilting, who did an amazing and FAST job. I asked for the famous Denyse Schmidt quilt pattern and she executed it perfectly! Emily is just starting out and has fair prices, excellent customer service, and an astonishing turn around time. Seriously, she turned around two quilts in about a day and a half, I think. Her site doesn't show a lot of options but if there is something you want just ask. She is super easy to work with!
I took both the quilts on vacation with me but in ten days I only managed to find time to bind one of them :). I guess I was too busy floating down the river in one of these everyday.
This is also my first and only quilt with white! I know that I'm way late to the white bandwagon - I think it left the station a year or two ago, but - wow - white looks great in quilts!
I hope you are having the best summer. Thanks for stopping by!
Specs:
Finished Size: 60"x60"
Fabric: Kona White, various HR and DS scraps.
Block: Dutch Windmill. It's just HST's. I copied this amazing quilt. It's the first one I had ever seen and still a favourite.
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i have a huge pile also, i should just take them to be long armed... it would be so much easier! xo
ReplyDeleteIts gorgeous Tamiko! I love that pattern with HST's!
ReplyDeleteI despise the basting process too... maybe I should consider that!
ReplyDeleteTamiko, that quilt is so pretty! I love that design. Good for you for getting your tops made into quilts.
ReplyDeleteLOVE that quilt! It's fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThat's a good point! I'm feeling so guilty about my Swoon top, and if I don't get it basted and quilted in the next month, I'm going to follow your lead.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a happy quilt! The colors are so vibrant, and they really pop against the white. Yay for a finish! And yay for floating down the river. :)
Tubing!!! Lucky girl!! And I love the quilt. Long arm is sometimes just the way to go! And it's always great to find someone who does a nice job! Enjoy your vacation! PS. . .I love the shoot myself in the foot metaphor, I say that ALL the time!
ReplyDeleteHaha, I always like white and never use it. So.. at least you're ahead of me still. I really like that quilt, actually.
ReplyDeleteawesome awesome! and that river floating thing, looks awesome!!! where'd you go?
ReplyDeleteSo funny! This sounds like me. But yet I keep resisting "sending them out". I just might do it.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love the quilt! White rocks.
I saw your quilt on "In Color Order" and I love it! My favorite quilts are traditional patterns freshened up with white and bright colors, just like this one! You did a lovely job.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, I need to send out these UFOs to be long armed. Why didn't I think of that?!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! It is very cheerful and gorgeous quilting! Thanks so much for the info about Emerson quilting! I would love to get some quilting done there.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, and I'm glad to hear you sent it out. I've resisted making actual quilts (as opposed to small quilted items) because I find quilting tedious, except for small doses of qayg. Thanks for the link to Emily. She sounds great! Where did you go rafting? Looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteThat quilt is beautiful. I love it. Some friends of mine have been hosting a 12 in 12 challenge this year with prizes and where I've been trying to link finishes and I am so glad because posting something at the end of each month has helped me accomplish a TON including the second quilt I ever started (uhh 2002) and I'm piecing the backing on the first (2001 eek). Also, that floaty thing looks like it's a boat. Could be an optical illusion but it looks awesome.
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