Friday, September 3, 2021

Aunt Linda’s Block of the Month


Aunt Linda sent 2 tops for me to quilt. This is the first. Aunt Linda made the top, Cousin Tim, driving his new Miata, delivered it, I quilted it on the longarm, and Mother QC’d it. It takes a village to make a quilt!
  • 59” x 72" single bed size
  • Quilted in a loop-de-loop meander, medium sized loops. Used medium blue thread “Tidal Pool” Omni brand 100% polyester from Superior Threads for the bobbins and off-white thread “Cream” Omni brand 100% polyester for the top. Free form quilting. 7 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
  • Backing: Blue print cotton. Backing supplied by Aunt Linda
  • Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester. Comfort Blend from Winline.
  • Binding: To be supplied by Aunt Linda
  • Pattern: A block of the month pattern from Aunt Linda’s quilting guild. To me it looks like a flower.
  • Piecing by Aunt Linda
  • Pinned into frame August 31, 2021. Quilting on longarm quilter September 3, 2021. (Patty). 
  • Binding by Aunt Linda. 
  • QC by Charlotte—Mother