Rail-Fence Quilt Finished
09-02-2015, 01:30 PM
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Thanks for all your kind words about my mediocre machine-quilting! I've only done a few trial pieces before, but I just wanted to use each of the squares of the rail fence to try out some FMQ patterns - and I decided NOT to undo it even if the result is a little crocked. It does look better on the picture from some distance than if I look too close... The recipient is not a quilter, so I hope it looks okay to her. And you are all right - there's been lots of love in it, with all the imperfections! Doing this quilt definitely gave me some experience in handling a whole quilt on a DSM, and I am definitely more pleased with the FMQ blocks I did last than the earlier ones. I'm learning and improving!
09-02-2015, 03:24 PM
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I finished the lap quilt for my friend with a brain tumour last night, washed it and and brought it over this morning. She was very touched and said that so far, she was using a fleece blanket which, although warm and cuddly, is in depressing grey. This quilt has bright colours to cheer her up, and as bird lover she was especially thrilled to find owls on it 
As I am on a budget, I pieced the back from a vintage bedsheet and some feed-sack fabric my mom gave me (guess she had it from her mom). Not the most beautiful back, but it does the job!
As I am on a budget, I pieced the back from a vintage bedsheet and some feed-sack fabric my mom gave me (guess she had it from her mom). Not the most beautiful back, but it does the job!
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