09 July 2011
Concentric circles
I've made a good start quilting the Ripple quilt. Following the advice of Karen -- a woman who knows her way around a circle -- and Lucia, I'm quilting concentric circles centered on the drunkard's path formations.
Here's a view of the back. To get a sense of scale, the orange and white circle is 7" across, and the khaki strip is 11" wide. The front is such a mess of markings and loose thread ends that I'm not ready to show it yet! I'm using four colors of thread -- dark gold, deep red, moss green and light blue -- with each set of circles using only one of the colors.
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Ahh, it's gonna be gorgeous! Those circles are so even and neat.
ReplyDeleteThose circles look awesome. Do you do them by machine or by hand?
ReplyDeleteOooh la la! It will be fantastic!
ReplyDeletewould love a quilting circles tutorial. Can't wait to see the finished product.
ReplyDeleteWow -- yours circles look perfect! Can't wait to see the front too.
ReplyDeleteHehe I'm taking a break this moment from tucking tails. Finished one movie, will probably need another 2 1/2 hours. The quilting is worth it, though.
ReplyDeleteJust love how the circle on the back fell in the rings of one of the big circles. Looks really cool. Can't wait to see the front, too!
Looks fantastic...can't wait to see the finished result.
ReplyDeleteLove those intersecting circles. Eager to see the front, too.
ReplyDeletelooking good!!
ReplyDeleteAhhh!! Thanks, Dan - it looks fabulous. Difficult, though!
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to do this. So you pull the threads in or backstitch? I hate backstitching and am wondering what people do.
ReplyDeleteI tie the tails and pull them in. I used to backstitch, but that seemed like a temporary solution.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the thread burying is a chore, I like the way it looks on the finished quilt, and I like the confidence that it won't unravel on the second, fifth, or twentieth washing.