I'm in love!

I really did not expect to like this quilt so much.  It’s not in “my” colors… and I am definitely not a batik lover, but I love this quilt!  I think it’s the quilt design that made it though, and that wonderful, wild thread!

 And the back!  This panto design is way too cool looking!  In case you missed my earlier post, the design is “Agave” by Patricia Ritter. 

Isn’t that awesome?

Some close ups, so you can see the yummy thread.

 It’s so jam packed in my “studio” that I can’t really take a picture of the entire quilt unless I stand on my head and twist into a pretzel… speaking of which, it’s a good thing I don’t rent a space in town, because every thirty minutes or so when I need to stretch and a really great tune is playing on my iPod, you can find me dancing around like a mad hatter grinning from ear to ear because I so love my job!  But not such a pretty sight! 

About that binding tool...

I am about halfway through hand stitching the binding to the back of the log cabin quilt.  I did apply it to the front on the longarm.

I’m not sure what I think about this.  I think I could have applied it via my sewing machine just as fast if not faster, but it was definitely more convenient to do it this way.  I also forgot to put my ruler base on until about halfway through… that made it easier, duh!

I’ve begun quilting the Nine Patch, and I’ll apply the binding for it via the longarm as well, and maybe I’ll have a better idea if I want to do it that way from now on or stick to my sewing machine.

I chose the “Agave” design for the quilting, and I’m loving the way this one looks, even more than the log cabin! This is a nice, feathery pattern in the lesser expensive price range, as it’s fairly open and easy to do.

I wish my Millennium liked King Tut thread better, I so love the way it looks but it’s a royal pain to work with on this machine.  My HQ16 loved it, but then it hated So Fine and my Milly loves it so… go figure. 

I picked a colander full of blackberries this morning, cobbler and ice cream tonight!