LFQuilts Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 I don't post much, but I do check the forum pretty regularly. I'm always thankful for the problem solving advice I find here. I have a customer who is a new piecer - I quilted her 2nd and 3rd quilts this week. She's moved from basic blocks to using triangles - and hasn't quite learned to keep everything square. The quilt here had very friendly borders (front and back) and a few c-cups. I starched & ironed, used a double batt, and held my breath. Here's the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFQuilts Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 And here is the front. The piecer has a great sense of color but is having a tough time with her sewing machine. I'm so proud that she is sticking to her guns and learning to piece. I'm hinting to her husband that she needs a better machine:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Nice quilt! And, oh my, your big CC's are yummy! I'm loving the back! Great job Lynn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 OK missy! I now see you somehow were able to keep a BORDERED BACKER tamed and in place. I bow to your skills! And hope you share your technique...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 That looks great! You did a good job with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcclannan Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Oh, my, that is so very nice and I also am impressed with managing the complications of a border on the front and back. My head turns around in circles when someone brings one of those to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFQuilts Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Linda, Don't you remember - you loaned me your magic wand for a couple of hours? It was either the wand or sheer luck. The bigger miracle is that I mostly centered the front on the pieced backer so that she can turn back to front for binding. Seriously, the most friendly part of the backer is the outer, mostly unquilted border. She hasn't mastered binding and plans on turning the back to the front. I may cave and make her a separate binding so that she doesn't have to deal with excess fabric when she tries to turn the back to the front. And this quilt turned out well enough it deserves a separate binding. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Originally posted by LFQuilts ... The quilt here had very friendly borders (front and back) and a few c-cups. I starched & ironed, used a double batt, and held my breath.... Well, I hope you didn't turn blue! You can stop holding your breath now... It looks fabulous. :cool: PS: Dang gurrrrl on centering that backer! YOU ROCKED IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibbyG Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 You can't even tell there's anything wrong with the sewing. That looks so nice and she'll love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisquilter Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Oh gosh! Backs with borders all around F R E A K me out! Way to go. The quilting looks great, and yes, I would try to talk her through a separate binding. It looks so much better than the fold/overs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 That looks wonderful. I'm sure I would not have managed to get the pieced backing in the correct place. Great work !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o2b Quilting Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Lynn: Rather than making the binding for her could you find time in your busy days to meet with her and teach her how? At the same time you could slip in a little discussion on how to measure and cut fabric for borders. I slip the measuring for borders topic in my longarm class for my renters and I am amazed at how many people have never heard of measuring the quilt body before cutting the border fabric, then pinning the border fabric to the body to keep the quilt squared up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFQuilts Posted February 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Lucy, Great suggestions. The piecer and I have different schedules, but I do want to meet with her to work on squaring blocks, measuring/cutting for borders, and doing binding. It's so fun to meet someone who is enthusiastic and new to quilting. I do want to work with her to lower her stress level a little as she learns and to help her enjoy piecing/quilting even more. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Great job. I'm amazed how well you lined up the back and the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janice Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 You did a wonderful job. The quilting looks great. Nice choice.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyce Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Is the lower left hourglass turned wrong????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisquilter Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 good catch Janice! I sure did not see that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniquilter Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Well Chris, if that bothers her, tell her we all need a 'humility' block:P:P:P:P Good job by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFQuilts Posted February 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 One of the hourglass blocks is turned wrong - and the fabric with birds is directional; a couple of those blocks are rotated incorrectly. But, the client is a new piecer and I will tell her about the concept of a humilty block . . . . She washed the pieced top and backing before sending to me (another lesson); she now knows not to do this. It left the seams too frayed for me to feel comfortable unpiecing and rotating the block for her. Still, I hope she is proud of the overall quilt. The baby girl who will be the recipient will only feel the love the piecer put in the quilt. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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