Saturday 23 August 2014

Gift completed

So glad to have this one finished - Double X quilt - a gift for my niece's September wedding. 
We've had some lovely, much-needed rain so this is the best I could do for a garden photo - very careful to keep the quilt clean and dry!
1.33m square (53 inches square)
 I kept the quilting simple - hoping it would suit her taste. It was easy to manage by machine with the walking foot. The quilt is a rarity for me in that it is totally machine made - pieced and quilted (oh -  except for hand hemming of the binding). The piecing was done rather infrequently so it took quite a while to complete..little doses bit by bit! 

Something else that is slow going, but very enjoyable, is my hand applique (needleturn) of the Ann Randoll sawtooth edges - two edges on each border - fiddly but fun. As the borders get bigger on a medallion quilt - so does the workload! I am getting the sawtooth edges done first and then will fill in the middle of the border strips with hexagons and applique flowers.
Back to some more prep...

18 comments:

  1. Love your sawtooth border, in fact I love the whole quilt - it is looking beautiful. Can't wait to see the rest!

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  2. Beautiful quilt and a lovely gift for her niece.

    Greetings, Manuela

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  3. Very nice quilt, I am sure she will love it! I seem to be using my machine more and more these days and am enjoying piecing almost as much as appliqué!

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  4. Your gift quilt is beautiful. I am just starting to do some machine quilting. I haven't tried to do stitching in the ditch yet, think I need a bit more practice. I am looking forward to getting back to my applique this week too.

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  5. Great gift. Love the sawtooth border and just look at all those little hexagons laying there.

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  6. Beautiful header pic Hilda. You're never still are you!

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  7. This quilt is so wonderful. You did a great work. Love the color ;-)

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  8. Your wedding quilt will be a cherished gift. That's a great idea to do the sawtooth borders first so it will be easier to place the other designs. I see a lot of hexies in the background.

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  9. The blues in the quilt with the design are great. Your work is lovely

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  10. Well done on your finish Hilda. A lovely gift. Look forward to seeing your quilt progress.

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  11. The blue and white quilt is so lovely and fresh. It is good to piece every now and then but you are so gifted when it comes to applique that piecing just takes time away from what you do best! Your Ann Randall border is sooooooo nice!

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  12. Congratulations on a beautiful finish! It looks so crisp in blue and white and all those points look perfectly pieced. I hope you made a label for this wonderful heirloom.

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  13. What a pretty and classic quilt! A beautiful gift! I love the sawtooth border I've never done one but it's on the "someday" list :0)

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  14. I like the blue and white combo of the newly finished quilt. My bedroom is in blue and white.

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