I finally finished the Hideaway quilt. I’m not sure what to call this quilt. It was the ‘Moda Hideaway Had a Lot of Potential but Went Downhill Quickly’ quilt, but that’s an awful big mouthful, so I’m just going to call it the Hideaway quilt. I quilted the middle with an all-over meander in a green variegated thread, which I regret. I should have used a lighter thread that blended in better, but oh well, live and learn.
After machine binding the last quilt, I decided to do it again since this is a monster big quilt. It went much better this time, and I’m pleased with the results. The other thing I really like on this quilt was the quilting pattern I did in the outer border. My 1st 1st of the year was the machine binding on the last quilt, my 2nd 1st was quilting a design other than meander. I did trees, and just absolutly love them. They were fun to do and actually turned out pretty good. It’s a bit hard to see on the front, but easier on the back. I’m much less afraid to try other patterns on my next quilts, so I’m excited about that.
So I have another OPAM finish for February, and quilt 2/12 for 2012. I’ve already got this quilt on my bed, and since our temps have just gotten colder, it’s been great.
I machine bind all my quilts. By that time I’m too ready to be done and move on to want to spend time hand stitching binding.
The fabrics are cute in your quilts.
I like your meander pattern on the first quilt. I’m too chicken to try those styles – I’ve done stitch in the ditch and a diagonal straight line 😦 Eventually I’ll get there! I like the green thread too – it brings the quilting more to the forefront of your design instead of being almost invisible in the background. Well done!
I love the fabric for that binding! Just stunning. Beautiful quilt too!