Sixteen by Sixteen and FMQ Challenge Week 3

Week Three of Angela Walter's 

online Free Motion Quilting Along

resulted in an actual finish for

Sixteen by Sixteen.

(see link in sidebar for the QAL)

48" x 60" 

This quilt was started in 2016 as part of

that year's Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

Since the top was finished,

it has been hanging in the closet

waiting to be quilted.

The challenge for week 3 was curved quilting.

I stitched orange peels on Little Man's crib quilt

but I used a very different method 

than the one Angela shared last week.

Max and I learned a lot about subtlety and control.

The curves didn't need to be large -

they just needed to be consistent.

And in that regard,

my choice to pull out an actual quilt

instead of making a practice sandwich

proved to have been a wise decision.

Roughly three "L" bobbins of Glide thread

in Lead Gray were used to stitch the horizontals

and two more were used for the verticals.

That meant lots of practice time.

The back is wonderfully scrappy -

pieced using leftovers from Topsy Turvy

and trimmings of fabric from Dragonfly Summer.

I love the way the texture 

makes the back even more interesting.

I was originally going to bind the quilt

using the fuschia-like print in this corner of the back.

But once the quilt was quilted,

it was clear that was no longer the best choice.

Instead I bound it using a concrete-like shade of Grunge

similar in feel to the newsprint alternate squares.

I'm thrilled with the results!

Once the quilt is laundered, it will be soft and cuddly

and perfect for use in the recliner.

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This  finish definitely counts as one of my

18 in 2018 QUILTING goals.

Quiltdivajulie

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