A Madder Mini
Last fall, I participated in a QAL hosted by Lori of Humble Quilts where we made a mini quilt using Madder fabrics. I got the quilt top finished, but that’s all the farther I got. Until now. Over the last weekend, I finished off the little quilt, using my new machine to quilt it.
I kept the quilting simple, just diagonal lines through the quilt. I used a thin batting. When it came to marking the quilt for the quilting, I tried my hera marker, but I couldn’t see the lines well enough, so I opted for a light (or not so light, in places) pencil line. It worked much better for this one.
All the fabrics used are shirtings and madder prints from our local quilt shop, Reproduction Fabrics.
I’m currently working on a quilt top using some leftover batik jelly roll strips in blues and greens. I hope to get a bit more progress on that today. This weekend will mostly be spent on the road, as I travel to celebrate birthdays with two of our aunts.
Linking up today with Amanda of Crazy Mom Quilts, Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Laura at Slice of Pi Quilts and Myra at Busy Hands Quilts.
Enjoy your weekend, friends!
Wendy
14 Comments
Sandra Healy
I love it! Such a pretty quilt!
catpatches
It turned out great. I love a simple diagonal grid for quilting. Getting ready to do one on a table runner I need to finish.
Judy B
I like it too!
Vicki in mn
Cute!! How big is it?
Teresa
very nice
JanineMarie
I used to quilt old tops for a woman who rescued them for resale, and I remember lots of shirtings and madder in the fabrics. These are really faithful repros. Thanks for reminding me of those fun projects with your new antique. Have fun with your next project–and your road trip.
rl2b2017
Hi Wendy,
This is a really nice and sweet quilt. I love the pattern and especially the fabric choices. ~smile~
Roseanne
dezertsuz
Hmm, that reminds me that mine is sitting unfinished on the cart in the quilt room!
somethingrosemade14
KISS (Keep It Simple and Straight) is the best type of quilting for me. I love your mini quilt–sometimes it’s the little ones that you make you feel you accomplished something.
Andrea
Wendy, I really like how it turned out. The simple quilting works great for the design. Enjoy your weekend! –Andrea
Kathleen McCormick
Wendy, I love the simple quilting and the madder mini is just gorgeous. Trying to keep focused on projects is always a problem…on to the next shiny thing before finishing.
Louise Hornor
How nice to see this little quilt again! It looks terrific all quilted up. The diagonal lines are classic and suit the madders well!
Melanie McNeil
This is really pretty. I do like the colors!
Laura Piland
Yay for finishing a UFO! Finished feels so good! Thanks for linking up to TGIFF!