I finished sewing the top together before I messed up the tension on my
regular Singer. I pulled my Singer 99 out of the closet to sew together
the backing. It's a great little machine and was fine for doing the
piecing, but it got a little unwieldy once I got to sewing the bigger pieces
together. I need my usual machine back up and running.
Regardless, it was enough to piece things together. I really like the back - this would actually make a pretty cool pattern all on it's own. The shape of these blocks remind me of toy jacks. It's great as a stripe but expanded and all interlocked together would look great, too. I had a terrible time getting points to match up. It's because I cut the half-kites too large and perhaps not evenly (which was perfect for piecing the front of the quilt, but not the back). I would need to cut the half-kites more precisely before piecing these jack blocks before attempting a whole quilt.
Front is done, backing is done, quilt is sandwiched and basted. That was the goal!
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Yay for meeting your goal! Piecing a backing and getting all the layers together and basted is a big job. Those extra blocks make a neat design!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on making your goal. Looks great. You need to write up a pattern for that block. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteThe pattern on the backing is very cool. What a lovely quilt this will be with both the fabulous front and back. Well done on reaching your goal.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on meeting your goal! The pieced backing is a great addition.
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