I have been a bit intimidated really freaked out about finishing the Urban Nature quilt top, and that’s why I’ve been busying myself with other projects. But this week I got the urge to complete this project, and much to my surprise, the quilt top actually came together quite nicely and pretty quickly, especially considering the 95 inch square size.
Then it was on to getting the quilt top ready to quilt. I decided to do straight line quilting with some outline quilting and some other stuff. So to make it more manageable I figured on piecing the batting. I cut a piece of batting about 35 x 108, and pinned the center of the quilt. I then folded both sides very compactly and pinned them down so they wouldn’t turn into a ridiculous pile of fabric.
I started my straight line quilting and while I think straight line quilting can look really cool, I absolutely loathe doing it. So I ripped the little bit of straight line quilting out and decided I would do an all over meander. So I quilted the center section. Tonight I pieced the batting on the right side and quilted one more row (totally recommend the joining foot for your machine…makes piecing the batting pretty easy and there’s no bulky seam…think zig zag stitch to to join the edges of the batting together, and the result is totally flat). For some reason I broke 4 needles…I rarely break needles so this was strange, and I can’t figure out why the needles were breaking…I wasn’t running over pins, so by the time the 4th one broke, I decided that enough was enough for tonight.
It’s taking A LONG time but it’s coming along and it looks really good. I honestly never thought I would be able to quilt something this big!
Far left row: pin basted and ready to quilt. Middle 2 rows: quilted rows. Far right row: neatly folded top and back pinned down to make it a more manageable size. I cannot even imagine how heavy this baby would be if I had sandwiched the whole thing and pin basted the whole thing!
It’s looking SO GOOD!! I can’t wait to see this when it’s done! Your quilting is so good. I hope someday I’m that good. My quilting sucks!
I had to think for a moment if I commented after seeing other Jen’s comment. Rachel, I’m so impressed…I can’t wait until that quilt finds its way to my home..it’s going to be perfect.
Jen: Thank you! And your quilting most certainly does NOT suck!!!! But I know we are our own worst critics aren’t we?!
Jen Numero Dos: I’m glad you’re liking it! 🙂
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