Thursday 16 June 2011

Finally managed to complete something!

Exams are over (kind of). I was too ill to attend them so I have no idea what's going to happen. Since there's no work left to do I've been catching up on some sewing. I finally finished quilting the Rural Jardin bear paw quilt and I love the way it turned out.


I was unsure about the thread choice when I started but I'm glad I stuck with it because, once I'd quilted all the "paws", it all blended really well. 



I echo quilted a quarter inch inside each paw and then repeated another quarter inch. I love the way that it has brought the bear paw pattern through to the back.


I still love the woven fabric I used for the back. It is so silky I'd love to make a quilt using all these woven fabrics, I'm sure it would drape beautifully. I used a bamboo/cotton blended batting and it has given it a gorgeous weight.


It's taken me an awfully long time to finish this quilt but it was worth it (many threads to bury when you do each paw separately). I think I'm going to free-motion quilt the second bear paw to see how different it looks.

4 comments:

  1. I am sorry you didn't feel well during exams! The quilt looks great!

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  2. Love the quilting and the quilt!

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  3. Just popped over from MSQC to check out your blog and just became a follower!
    Your latest bear paw quilt is beautiful! Great job on the quilting. I always feel alittle lost when I finish a quilt, happy but sad. On to the next one!
    Patticakes

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  4. Absolutely gorgeous quilt! :0)

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