Sunday, February 9, 2020

Message in a Bottle (Finishing 2019 Quilt)





Quilt was sent to niece Stacy Wong Rangel for her baby Miles Xavier Rangel. August 4,2020 8:50pm

8.2lbs 21inches

  • 37 1/2" x 46 1/2"  Baby-size
  • Quilting: Quilted in shallow wavy lines, similar to ocean waves. Used light aqua 100% polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Light Turquoise"). Free form quilting. 4 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
  • Backing: Gray flannel left from quilts made for nieces and nephew
  • Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester Winline “Comfort Blend”
  • Binding:  Dark blue cotton printed with small colored dots from my inventory
  • Pattern: Two charm packs, sewed into rows. Name of charm packs “Message in a Bottle”, hence the nautical theme for the quilting. Piecing done in 2019 at sewing group meeting. Then my eye went bad, so quilting not finished until 2020.
  • Piecing by Patty
  • Pinned into frame January 31, 2020. Quilting on long arm quilter February 7, 2020. (Patty). 
  • Binding by Patty. 
  • QC by Spencer.