Wednesday 24 September 2014

A finished quilt top

No, not a new quilt top, the "damn triangles" quilt top it is.

As you might remember, I had put the whole thing away because of the mismatching triangle points. And as you know, mismatching seams bother me a LOT!!
After a long break, I decided to fix it and pulled it out again. I don't like UFOs either. Much to my surprise, it didn't require much fixing.
Here it is.
Another good example of perfect photography: setting the scene. Your quilt top must be hung while the clothes are hung too. Not my fault. I don't have fancy places to take my quilts to take their photos. Ok, maybe there are some nice places but it means taking a break from what you are doing and driving some distance. Call it lazy maybe? 
I even went ahead and basted it and started quilting it.
 Perfectly matching seams, hmmmm, nice.
I am straight line quilting it and thinking about doing something fancy in the big purple triangle.
My backing is the famous Ikea numbers (Britten Nummer) fabric. I didn't prewash it so I wonder how much it is going to shrink after washing the quilt.

I am glad that this is no longer a UFO and I am looking forward to finishing it!
Linking up with Lee @Freshly Pieced for WIP Wednesday.

What is the one UFO that you have finished/gotten one step closer to finishing recently?

12 comments:

  1. WoWza! I am really loving all of the colors in this one! Very bold! Outside pictures work great for these to really show off the colors... I really am loving it!

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  2. Yes, very nice seams. I love it when that happens, which I suspect is not as frequent for me as it is you:)

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  3. I love all the colours and fabrics - that's a FUN quilt :) Apparently I like UFO's - I have about a dozen of them (in varying stages) - my progress on them is to hide them all in a container with a lid, and to ignore them deliberately and strenuously :D

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  4. Looks absolutely perfect now and lovley colours! I haven't finished mine from the triangle a long earlier this year but am hoping to quit it this weekend!

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  5. Those pesky triangles can be to tricky to piece without cutting off the tips. Kudos to you for getting back to a project that frustrated you - sometimes mine stay stuffed in the back of the closet for a LONG time!

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  6. Very nice, and look how well those points line up in your close up shots! Congratulations on the progress and quilting already - yay!

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  7. Nice top! I thought about making one; thought about a 12 x 12 trial block. Manages a strip of four. You did much better!

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  8. Nice top! I thought about making one; thought about a 12 x 12 trial block. Manages a strip of four. You did much better!

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  9. I'm the same with quilt photography. I just go out in my yard or hang it up on a wall in the house if I'm too lazy to even go outside (or if the outside is a mess ...). I'm way too lazy to find somewhere and take a whole bunch of staging shots and since there's only really bushland around me (I live near a national park) I have plenty of trees in my yard too , so what's the difference when it's the quilt that's the focus anyway?! :D

    Love your mix of colours! It's so bright and cheery. I haven't used that particular Ikea fabric, though I've used others and have had no issues with them but I don't prewash anything anyway!

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  10. I've two skirts, a shirt, two quilts strike that three quilts, bee blocks, birthday gifts, two pattern tests (which are actually 8 blocks) and embroidery all in progress

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  11. Such a bright cheerful combo! Well done!

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  12. It's looking great, your points are perfect!

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