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Sunday, January 03, 2010

Northern Lights quilt

I finally started machine-quilting my Northern Lights quilt yesterday. This is a close-up of a small section of the quilt showing some of the machine-quilting so far. For this section, I used King Tut variegated thread in echo quilting. I plan to use different threads and different quilting patterns throughout the quilt.

I bought the Mickey Lawler hand-painted fabric at the Vermont quilt show in 1993 and began piecing the top in 1996 on my first trip to Australia. The top is pieced mostly by hand (with some straight-line sections by machine). I finished piecing the top in 2003 and basted it a couple years later. My goal is to finish it this year - would be great if I could get it done for Sauder this spring - wish me luck. :)

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posted by Ruth at 9:11 AM

7 Comments:

  • Looks great so far. You will have to give us all a lesson on how you manage to machine quilt large quilts on your Viking.

    By Blogger Cyndee, at 11:23 AM  

  • I use the "folding instead of rolling" technique that I learned from Sue Nickels when I took her machine-quilting class. It works pretty well even with large quilts. I think it also helps that I use Thermore batts that are thinner than other batts.

    But - it would still be nice to have 10"+ of space like Linda's new machine!

    By Blogger Ruth, at 12:22 PM  

  • I don't think I've seen the Northern Lights quilt --- really like it and the quilting you are doing on it. Good luck with the finishing projects --- I'm trying ---- but always starting more new than I finish! I'm also envying Linda her new machine.

    By Anonymous Carol Sc, at 1:41 PM  

  • I do wish you luck. I remember every step of this quilt & it will be great finished. Nice quilting.
    Phyllis

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:51 PM  

  • REally love your quilting. Who says free motion is where its at. Please post a picture of the whole quilt as I have never seen it.

    By Anonymous Bonnie, at 8:25 AM  

  • Great for Sauder!!!!!!!

    By Blogger Linda, at 9:36 AM  

  • I think you can, I think you can, I think you can . . . I can already see it hung at Sauder. I want to see the whole thing, too. Please post a photo when you're done.

    By Blogger sophie, at 11:09 AM  

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