Mother completed this quilt top and another like it 12 years ago. She wants it quilted on the diagonal as shown in the magazine where she got her inspiration for the quilt. The best way to do diagonal quilting for a queen sized quilt is by hand, so the quilt has waited for many years for us to nerve up to the project. I decided to baste it in the long arm and that was completed in July. Now as soon as I finish the mug rug project I will start the hand quilting. I hope I can get it done in the next 12 years!
This is a very old pattern called "Many Trips Around the World." Mother saw it in a magazine and decided she wanted to make it. She made two-this yellow one and one with blue accent color. The magazine was American Patchwork & Quilting from August 2001(just before the World Trade Centers were brought down on 9/11).
Size: 83" x 94" Queen-Bed Size
Quilting: Basted in the longarm. Quilting by hand diagonally through the blocks.
Backing: Plain orange-yellow cotton from Laurel Leaf. It takes 8 yards for the backing.
Batting: 100% Bamboo. Ann and I bought it from a vendor when we attended a San Mateo quilting event in February. It was the event where we found the case for Hannah's graduation present sewing machine. It is such a soft batting it is easy to hand quilt.
Binding: Print from Mother's stash; rusty red background color.
Pattern: Antique "Many Trips Around the World"
Piecing by Mother 12 years ago. Pinned into frame July 17, 2013 for basting. Basted on long arm quilter July 17-29, 2013 (Patty). Started hand quilting on August 8, 2013. Finished April, 2014--8 months later! Binding by Mother. QC by Spencer.
A Perfect Day--Watching Baseball, Quilting, and Eating a Drumstick!
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