speshul locked post!

[seldear]

This post is f-locked against mebfeather and iainc. Do not tell them about it!

Why? Because it contains pics of their wedding present!

I'm making a quilt! Machine quilting - not hand. I'm not that much of a masochist! And I decided to work with a fancier pattern than the ones I made for my sisters' 21st birthday.

So far, this is about 15 hours of work. There'll be a wide navy blue border and a thinner lilac/lavendar border, then a navy blue backing and edge.

I've included a close-up of the pattern, and a detail, so you can see the actual prints (fat little japanese children).

It may seem kinda staid to you, but I'm excited! I haven't made a quilt in years - and my last attempts were simple. The piecing together of this one took a lot more effort, energy, and planning - and that was with everything simplified!

*dances with joy*

I won't be doing anything more over the weekend - I don't have the bits and pieces necessary to get it all done. But I'll definitely show you the finished product before it gets wrapped up for Wedding!Con!

Incidentally, if I've been a complete wally and totally made this post visible to Feath and Iain, seriously, guys, don't peek!! It will spoil the surprise!

Comments

[sjhw-tolerance.livejournal.com]

Lovely, Sel. And maybe one of these days we'll get you into hand-piecing and hand-quilting! :-)

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

*coughs*

Um... Yeah. *g*

[amilyn.livejournal.com]

I hand-pieced a whole (huge) quilt. I started it when I was 12. I finished it when I was 19.

It's now in the process of being quilted. It's about 1/3-1/2 done.

I am now 35.

So...yeah.

But your quilt is GORGEOUS. *hugs*

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

It's a lot easier with a machine! And the seams are straight! (I can't sew a straight seam to save my life!) Although how I'm going to machine quilt the middle sections on my mum's short-arm sewing machine, I don't know.

I'm wondering if there's somewhere I can hire a quilting machine for a day...

[amilyn.livejournal.com]

It might well work to roll it and just deal with the bulk; I've put some pretty extraordinary things through my short-arm machine and I don't think I know anyone who HAS a quilting machine, even those who do machine quilt.

Will this prize still be with you when you get to me so I may oooh and ahh over your work, or will be it sent via post or dropped off sooner?

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

Dropped off sooner, I'm afraid. But if I have time, I'd like to put together another one. I think I told lytarules that I would.

[amilyn.livejournal.com]

I will have to show you my partially finished one...and the two or three that my mom did for me (all by hand). SO cool.

I love your pattern; I think it turned out beautifully.

[meeshy.livejournal.com]

Thats soooo cool!

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

Isn't it?

[meeshy.livejournal.com]

Hee, yes- you are far more talented than I!

[cheekygal.livejournal.com]

That's so awesome! I love the print, and the colors are beautiful. And trust me, machine piecing and quilting is the way to go! :)

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

My mum thought the print was very pretty, although it's a little bit busy for the pattern. Like I said in the last post, I've learned that this quilting pattern needs a big pattern on the material - and possibly one that isn't quite so busy in colour.

Still, we live and learn.

[matt1969.livejournal.com]

Sel, let me tell you, a hand-made gift made from the heart is always well appreciated. And well done. One day, I would love to be able to quilt. In the meantime though, I'm sticking with cross-stitch :)

[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

The only two things you need for quilting are: a) a brain, b) time.

It's not difficult - just time-consuming and you have to plan ahead.

[venom69.livejournal.com]

Very Pretty.

[angst-angel.livejournal.com]

Oooo, that's a wonderful idea. You're quite talented. :)

[sarajael.livejournal.com]

It's really great. Must have taken you ages. I'm in awe already. :)