Aunt Joyce designed this bedspread for her bed at her cabin in the mountains. It looks rustic and “cabin-ish”. She wanted it quilted with bright red thread and maybe with some flower designs. She also asked that the backing be turned to the front to make the binding, a new technique for me. I watched several You-Tube videos about binding quilts this way, all pretty much gave the same instructions. It’s basically a glue stick and iron job! It was actually quite easy to do. Here’s what I learned: 1. the edge basting doesn’t get hidden in the backside, so learn to live with it (my choice) or pick it out; 2. the thread anchoring tacks on the sides do not get hidden on the back, so do a neat job (next time) of retracing the stops and starts.
- Size: 102" x 110" Queen bed sized bedspread
- Quilting: Quilted in loose free form stipple, with occasional flowers, leaves, and a couple butterflies. Used bright red 100% polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Neon Red"). 11 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
- Backing: Same denim printed fabric front and back.
- Batting: 80% cotton/20% Polyester Comfort Blend from Winline.
- Whole cloth quilt
- Pinned into frame July 1, 2019. Quilting on long arm quilter July 3-10, 2019. (Patty).
- Binding by Patty, using bring backing to front technique.
- This quilt is self-certified. QC by Patty.
