OBW - progress update

It's taking me some time, but I'm slowly getting there.  The quilting on my One Block Wonder is progressing nicely, and I'm really happy with how this is looking.

Here's a shot of a small portion of the front...

and here's the back.

For batting in this quilt, I'm using Quilters Dream Green for the first time.  So far, I'm really impressed!  It feels wonderful and quilts great!  I'm a cotton lover, and typically use Quilters Dream Cotton in all my quilts, but since I quilt on a sit-down machine, I wrestle the quilt around ALOT and the cotton tends to shed on the quilt top, leaving fuzzies all over.  That's not really a problem, because I can clean them up with a lint-roller, but this Green batting doesn't seem to shed at all.  I really think I'm going to like this stuff!  And the fact that it's made from recycled plastic bottles is wonderful too - less trash in our landfills and oceans!  Win Win!

If you'd like to learn more about Quilters Dream Batting, click here.

Now I have to set this quilt aside for a bit while we go visit our grandson and soak up some southern sunshine for a week.  I'll post lots of pictures when it's done, probably mid-April, so be sure to check back.

One Block Wonder - update

I pin-basted this last night so I can finally start quilting this baby!  I finished piecing this one months ago, but set it aside until I finished some other quilts on my list, so it's been patiently waiting for some attention.  I have a plan, and am so excited to work on this one!

Click here to read more about this quilt.

I found this backing fabric at Back Yard Quilter in Addison NY.  They have a great selection of Wide-Back fabrics.  This teal colored one is a perfect match to my border fabric!

A Finished Quilt

This week I finished the Hexagon Quilt.  This is for my Daughter-in-law, and she picked out the fabric and pattern.  For details about both, click here for my previous post.

I quilted it with straight lines, roughly 1/2" apart, using my walking foot on my Juki domestic machine, using SoFine #50 thread in white.  The batting is Quilters Dream Orient.

I love the texture the closely spaced lines create, and just have to touch it every time I walk past.