Wednesday, July 16, 2014

I'm quilting! WIP Wednesday

I basted the MQG challenge quilt last night, and this morning I started quilting on my trusty Juki.  Here's a glimpse of the progress thus far:



I have family visiting this weekend, so it's going to be difficult to get this quilt done in time for Monday's VMQG meeting.  Fingers crossed that it will be ready, somehow!  I think it will help speed things up if I go buy some painter's tape to mark my quilting lines, as suggested by Tallgrass Prairie Studio.  The 3/4" masking tape I'm using isn't really the right width, and some 1/4" and 1/2" painter's tape would be extremely handy right now.

I also stitched up a couple more nui shibori FQs:


I'm hoping to be back at the dye vat no later than next weekend, once the challenge quilt is finished.  I need my indigo fix!

Linking up to WIP Wednesday on Freshly Pieced and The Needle and Thread Network.  Happy quilting!

9 comments:

  1. Your challenge quilt is looking promising, Jessica! I love all those yellow/orange fabrics. Looks like an interesting diamond pattern is ready for the indigo, too. Lots on the go!

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  2. Lovely piecing! Very inspiring.

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  3. I LOVE the quilting on this! Gorgeous!

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  4. That quilting looks great! Can't wait to see the finished quilt!

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  5. The texture is going to be fantastic!

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  6. Thanks for your comments, everyone! I haven't done this kind of straight-line quilting before, but I've admired it in other quilts, and I love how it's turning out on mine.

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  7. Love the grey with all those colours and the quilting looks wonderful! It will be a beautiful quilt when you are done!

    -Soma

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  8. can't wait to see you challenge quilt on Monday - looks great!

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  9. That looks very nice, and I found having a project under the needle ready for a five minute quilting fix eases any visit related stress!

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