No garden today. I had to be around for contractors and fuss over sick Rufus. He seems to be improving.
I used the indoor time to finish the quilting for the batik disappearing nine patch quilt,
This is a description of how a disappearing nine patch works.
Here is the actual traditional nine patch quilt that I finished earlier this year.
Back to the current project, I opted for the modern quilting concept of sewing parallel lines.
I think parallel lines are a good choice for this modern, geometric quilt with colorful fabrics. It can be tedious, sewing lines repeatedly. I used painters' tape to help me keep the lines mostly straight.
I finished all of the quilting.
Now I need to trim off the excess batting and backing, nice and even with the quilt top, then sew on the binding which makes a nice border and edge for the quilt. I chose plain black cotton fabric, which I think will make kind of an elegant binding.
I did not prewash the fabric. When it is washed, I hope the washing and drying will give it a kind of crinkly quilted look. Sometimes it works.
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