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| Spiderweb quilt with blue stars |
Nothing but parallel or echo quilting will show on all these busy prints. Plus I expect the quilt to receive constant use.
I started the spiral a bit too close but like it anyway.
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| Starting the spiral quilting |
Even better, this time there are no waves on the edges. I quilted more slowly {although it only took the afternoon} and made sure to not pull the quilt on the bias. Success. Previous spiral result here.
The circles aren't perfect but I think the stitch length is a bit more uniform.
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| Spiral quilting on Spiderweb quilt |
Because of all the bias edges, this top did not pin as flat as most of mine. Choosing a quilting design without crossing lines always helps scoot those bubbly areas into the quilt without tucks. Think this spiral, echo quilting or {best of all} meander or stipple quilting. Parallel quilting lines may be okay or may simply "push" the excess along a create bias stretch waves between rows of quilting.
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| Due to bias edges on the blocks, the top of this quilt is not flat. |
The back is a single fabric remnant and the binding is almost the last of the pink and green stripe used in Strippy Nine Patch border and Bars 2 binding. And there's still some left in the binding box. Always a joy to have binding ready at hand.
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| Binding and backing on Spiderweb quilt |
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Quilt Details
Size: 40.5"" x 40.5"
Design: Spiderweb
Batting: Mountain Mist Blue Ribbon100% cotton
Thread: Aqua Aurifil cotton 50/2 thread
Quilting: Free motion spiral
Spirals remind me of circles which remind me of Dale Fleming's method for making circles. It looks like applique although it's pieced. Instructions were on an old Simply Quilts episode that Patty mentioned a while ago. She used it to mend a quilt of vintage wool; I used it to mend a hole in this quilt.
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| Circular mend in a palm tree |
Enjoy the day, Ann