#quilt backing

[bluedesignwall]

Weekend stitching. The third side panel for the big blue star hexie quilt is growing steadily. Making good progress there but progress on the backing for the scrappy star quilt is moving along a little slowly. I want to use fabric from my stash for the backing, preferably scraps. It’s a bit of a struggle. I will take my time, it will work out I am sure. For now though I need sleep.

[bevanne46]

The border is now on and it's ready for the backing. We brought it to our Home Group so we could have someone to help hold it up. They had to stand on chairs. Our friend Sharon, who stood in front for size reference, is 5' 2". This is a large queen size. Next week the fleece backing!

[serendipitouscrafts]

Look what just came!

[scrixels]

⋆ ｡ ° ✩ Starquilt ✩ ° ｡ ⋆

38"x39.5" English paper piecing - all handsewn & quilted

[mothnether]

John in pj's because i KNOW he would only wear comfortable clothing and im here for it. his jacket came to me in those delirious seconds before sleep

alt john where i realised i just recreated kim from disco elysium

[marciaillust]

I added some colours to her :)

[rocketbirdie]

three more done!

[onegroovyrose]

I’M GONNA START EATING CEMENTTT

[elvneedleworks]

a photo with “to the Moon and Back” to give a sense of scale

[tayo-na]

I'm repairing a baby quilt that was made for me by a Great-Aunt I don't think I quite ended up meeting, but she apparently would "crank out a quilt every three months towards the end of her life" according to my Dad.

I gotta say, there's something romantic about the idea of hand-stitching something back together that was made by someone who loved you but never got to meet you.

[needle-rose]

Quilt!!!

[bevanne46]

Open Quilting Group Meeting – Adding the Backing!

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

1:00pm - 4:30pm

Marysville Public Library

Large Meeting Room

6120 Grove Street, Marysville, WA 98270

We will be meeting in the Large Meeting Room just inside the main doors, on the left.

Sorry, there is No Childcare.

At this Event I will be demonstrating how I attach the Top Quilt to a Backing with a Quilt that was created using the Quilt-as-you-Go-Method.

If you are a quilter, interested in becoming a quilter, or just curious on how it's done, you are welcome!

No Sewing Supplies or Machines are needed for this Event.

Bring a Note Pad & Pen to take notes and a Bottle of Water.

No Cost ($0.00)

Please RSVP by Replying to this Post or Messaging Beverly Lackenbauer.

Walk-Ins are also Welcome!

Because this is a No Cost Event, Anyone Commenting about Signing Up and Paying with them, is a Scammer! Find the Event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1361142468418111/?active_tab=discussion

[bluedesignwall]

That's it job done, I can have some time off now. Plenty of time for stitching. The weather forecast is for wind, rain and stormy conditions, perfect for a long relaxed weekend.

[cosmicquilt]

A star in my eye, a doll in my hand!

[thinginthedirt]

My new year's sale is on, use code DIRT25 at checkout for 15% off most items until the 8th!

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[creations-by-chaosfay]

Neither of my machines are large enough for the Cutie quilting frame. The diagram on Grace Company's website was unclear of where they measured the machine, but it turns out both my machines are nearly two inches too short for the lowest setting. I need at least 8.5 inches of workspace, also know as the throat.

I won't be able to handquilt for the next several months. My hands and wrists are a wreck and need time to heal. This is why everything I make will need to be handquilted until probably next spring or summer. It's why I need the frame, otherwise finished items will need to be small enough to fit in my machine without straining myself. I can manage about 30 inches square max, which is why the largest items I'm making are table runners and wallhangings. Large quilt tops are an option, but finishing the quilt won't happen unless I hire someone else, and I don't want to do that.

Grace Company made a machine specifically for the frame. It's called Little Rebel, and I hope to be able to afford it next winter. It's $3k, which is waaaaay outta my budget. There's a second machine, a Jenome, that's $1200. I have bills, my debt, and smaller things I need, like a printer, an XBox for my husband, and some inexpensive exercise equipment (my asthma cannot handle summer air and my body cannot tolerate summer heat or sunshine), just to name a few things. All money I receive goes to my goals and bills, not machines.

If you fancy purchasing a machine, I have my Throne list here. When I have either machine and get practice in, commission prices for quilts wheelchair/baby size and up may cost less than half the original prices I had them up. Handquilting will be reserved for love and personal pieces.

I will happily give a quilt I finish on the frame to whomever buys one of these machines for me. There are half a dozen quilt tops in my standing wardrobe, all waiting to be completed quilts. More tops will be made, which are more options to choose from.

I'll take my frame apart this weekend, once we figure out a place I can store it in the house. Until I get a machine that works with it, this will remain stored away and no larger quilts will be made except as just listed quilt tops.

Thank you.

My work below, for the interested: