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Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Chinese Coins with Spirals Quilt

Wasting no time, I spiral quilted this Chinese Coins baby quilt. It one went more smoothly due to for repeated {recent} practice.

Narrow Chinese Coins are sashed with soft tints of yellow and orange solids. A narrow black inner border and a wide yellow and white stripe frame the quilt. Three spirals of magenta shot cotton are appliqued on the surface.
Spiral Chinese Coins baby quilt (CCXIV)

The quilting enhances the appliqué spirals although it required a few extra pins to keep the fabric flat. Even though I tried, those appliqués stretched the background fabric a bit although those improved with practice, too.

This photo highlights the spiral quilting in the center and part of one of the appliqued spirals.
Detail of Spiral Chinese Coins baby quilt (CCXIV)

The back shows off the quilting better. Why is that? It also shows the SID on the inner border.

Four orange prints form the back of the quilt and the spiral quilting shows up beautifully here.
Back of Spiral Chinese Coins baby quilt (CCXIV)

Any wiggling of narrow borders is extremely noticeable so I always SID those first in a color that matches the border. You can't see it on the front...

The border and the various orange prints used to bind the quilt are shown.
Detail of Spiral Chinese Coins baby quilt (CCXIV)

but it's visible on the back.

The stitch-in-the-ditch around the inner border and the spiral quilting show clearly on the back of the quilt.
Detail of back of Spiral Chinese Coins baby quilt (CCXIII)

Can you believe this is the fourteenth Coins quilt I've made in this series? I can't.

Quilt Details
Size: 41" x 42"
Design: Chinese Coins
Batting: Mountain Mist 100% cotton
Thread: Black and variegated yellow Gutterman 50 wt cotton 
Quilting: Stitch in the Ditch and spiral, both with walking foot

Previous posts:
  1. The Chinese Coin columns that didn't work and the sashing strips {because this one was made from the narrow columns of the same foundation as the Square Deal baby quilt.}
  2. Chinese Coins with Tulips
  3. Adding the spirals
Enjoy the day, Ann
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