Double Slice Progress

So, a couple of week, or maybe more, I decided to finish my Double Slice Layer Quilt, quilting it with a simple flower meander design.  So far I think it looks really great!

But quilting it, the same design over and over, over such a large space is BORING!!  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE to free motion quilt, its my most favourite part of making a quilt, I don't know how any of you feel when quilting the same design over an entire quilt, but it really is not exciting!  One plus I can really think of, is that is goes fast.

I really love the texture this design gives, it blends in so well into the background.  I only have the white and outer border to quilt, but have not decided yet what I want to quilt in those spaces yet.

Hopefully I will have a finished quilt to share with all of you soon!

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Double Slice Layer Cake Quilt

For those of you that have been following my blog for a long ...long time, might remember THIS quilt.  The design is called 'Double Slice Layer Cake' quilt and its from Missouri Star Quilt Co. 

I pieced this quilt in December 2012, and would you believe it, I had forgotten all about it.  It was tucked away right at the bottom of one my UFO containers.  I was on a mission these past few weeks cleaning out, sorting out and organizing all of my cupboards and rooms in our home.  The last room I sorted out was my sewing room, and when I came across this quilt, I immediately set it aside, knowing that this quilt WILL be quilted next.

Basting this quilt took me a good few hours.  I had to move the furniture away in my bedroom to clear a large enough space to pin baste it.  It's quite BIG, measuring at 73 inches square.  Luckily I am no longer afraid of quilting a large quilt on my home sewing machine.  After I have finished my Summer Solstice quilt, I know its possible.

For this quilt I am going to keep the quilting simple.  My aim, is TEXTURE.  So I am quilting an all over flower meander design using a gold'ish colour thread.  I think it blends in really well, and on every other dark piece of fabric the quilting shows up more clearly.  I might add a bit of interest inside the narrow white border and quilt something completely different, but I am still deciding. 

It is so nice quilting again after a few weeks' distraction.

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Double Slice Quilt Top

We all know things can get a bit hectic this time of year, and to make time for sewing and quilting is almost impossible.  But over the weekend I suddenly had a burst of energy and thought of nothing except piecing this double slice quilt top.  And that's exactly what I did.

The pattern calls for a layer cake, but I used a 32pc fat quarter bundle that allowed me to make this quilt larger and I still have bit of fabric left.  I made 49 blocks in total that allowed me to put 7 blocks across and 7 blocks down, so this quilt be a completely square instead of a rectangle shape.  

I have not measured it yet, I'm thinking of adding another strip of white fabric all around to accentuate the scrappy border I've already added.

I cant wait to start quilting, although I have no idea what design to quilt yet...

Happy quilting