You might remember from my last post that I had tried to free-motion an all-flannel baby quilt without success. It was just too heavy. But now it's done!
This one is a disappearing 9-patch made from a charm pack I'd bought on line back in 2013. Mistake #1. I didn't like the fabrics , except for the alphabet print. I still don't. Mistake #2. These fabrics really didn't work in this quilt pattern. I had them all cut, but stuffed them in a bag for the next nearly 8 years. I found them again a few weeks ago in the bottom of a bin. Time to get this puppy out of here!
This pic looks out of focus, but it's really just the flannel. Cozy! Is that Nikola Tesla in the corner?
Once it was stitched up, I found some flannel for the backing and made the quilt sandwhich. Mistake #3. I marked the top with a clamshell template AFTER sandwiching the quilt. I know better, really, but there you go. Needless to say, the quilting lines are a bit funky in places.
Mistake #4 (but really, who's counting?). I chose the clamshell because I figured it would be a relatively easy motif to FMQ for a novice FMQer (is that a word?). It took only about 1-1/2 clamshells to figure out that it wasn't going to work. Back into the UFO pile while I worked on the autumn lap quilt. When that was done, I finished this one with my walking foot.
You know how I love my quilt backs. Aren't these guys the cutest things! Flannel on sale at Jo-Ann! If I were keeping this, I'd use the back as the front. I used a silver thread in the bobbin. You can barely see the quilting, even in the white areas.
This one will go to Quilts for Kids.
I've got another UFO all lined up for quilting, but I've also awarded myself the privilege of starting a new quilt. It's been months since I did this, and it's so much fun, pulling fabrics and visiting my LQS to fill in others that I needed. Time to set up my other machine so that I can quilt or piece as I wish. Stay tuned!
