Hey Everybody, I'm glad you're here!
Are you ready? Sitting down? Guess what? Tattatadaaaah :) My log cabin quilt is FINISHED. Yes. :) The second finish this quarter so I'm happy I'll have something to post in the end of September at Rhonda's blog. I named it Scrappy Barn Raising since that's the pattern the log cabin blocks form. And it is scrappy alright :)
I used the thickest batting I could find and I swear it weighs at least 10 pounds :) I've never made a quilt this heavy in my life. For the record, it's the largest quilts I made to date. At times I had difficulties moving it under the machine, but I managed. If I wanted to put it on our queen size bed it could've been bigger. It measures about 70x90 inches. I did the binding by the machine because somehow I feel like machine sewn stuff lasts longer even though I love to do the hand sewing at the end. Which as a matter of fact I did. I usually leave the thread tails long when I do the quilting and tie the 2 threads together on one side (mostly the top) then after binding I just hide the threads between the layers by pulling the knots through.
I used the thickest batting I could find and I swear it weighs at least 10 pounds :) I've never made a quilt this heavy in my life. For the record, it's the largest quilts I made to date. At times I had difficulties moving it under the machine, but I managed. If I wanted to put it on our queen size bed it could've been bigger. It measures about 70x90 inches. I did the binding by the machine because somehow I feel like machine sewn stuff lasts longer even though I love to do the hand sewing at the end. Which as a matter of fact I did. I usually leave the thread tails long when I do the quilting and tie the 2 threads together on one side (mostly the top) then after binding I just hide the threads between the layers by pulling the knots through.
I went on the JoAnn website the other day and noticed that they sell batting by the yard now. I decided to get wool batting next time just to try it. I'm not sure if I'll use a high loft batting again in a quilt this size. The sad thing is with all the quilting it's not even that puffy. Pfff :)
I took it outside this morning to snap some photos before washing it. My 6'4" Fiance had to stand on a small ladder to hold it up so the bottom doesn't sweep the ground.
Following are the pictures, enjoy!
The scrappy binding:
The back:
Close-up of the back quilting:
I made another Craftsy BOM letter block for another friend's baby:
Finally I baked some bread using the recipe from Robin's Quick French Bread recipe. She directs to proof the dough for 15 minutes, but I found that the bread comes out too dense. I proofed it for 30 minutes (in the microwave as She advises), then kneaded it and proofed it for 30 minutes more. It came out perfectly. I divided the dough and instead of baking 2 loaves of bread I made some rolls of the second half.
This is it for tonight, I'll be linking up with Sew and tell Friday, Can I get a WHOOP WHOOP?, Show off Friday, TGIFF, Handmade parade @There and Back, Fabric Tuesday @Quilt Story
Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check back to see my after-the-wash pictures! :)
Following are the pictures, enjoy!
The scrappy binding:
The front:
Close-up of the border quilting:
My helper who made sure that I took some breaks:
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Finally I baked some bread using the recipe from Robin's Quick French Bread recipe. She directs to proof the dough for 15 minutes, but I found that the bread comes out too dense. I proofed it for 30 minutes (in the microwave as She advises), then kneaded it and proofed it for 30 minutes more. It came out perfectly. I divided the dough and instead of baking 2 loaves of bread I made some rolls of the second half.
This is it for tonight, I'll be linking up with Sew and tell Friday, Can I get a WHOOP WHOOP?, Show off Friday, TGIFF, Handmade parade @There and Back, Fabric Tuesday @Quilt Story
Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check back to see my after-the-wash pictures! :)
'Til we blog again! :)
