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Here I am, nice and sweaty with my first quilt nearing completion. This step is laying out the bottom, batting (stuffing) and the top all together, pinning it together, then trimming off all the crap. The next part is the actual quilting - sewing it all together in a grid. The bottom of this twin-to-double-sized quilt is black sateen cotton sheet, and it's going to have black trim.
This won't be completed for several more weeks yet with all the other things I have going on (recent move, summer art commissions, work) but I wanted to put it out there that I would be willing to trade this quilt for art or another quilt or craft or something. :3 I think though that even though this is my first quilt and my skills are beginner, I wouldn't want to trade it for less than a value of $150. I think high quality, queen-sized quilts run for around $300+ on Etsy, so I think this is a fair trade value.
Holler if you happen to be interested!
This won't be completed for several more weeks yet with all the other things I have going on (recent move, summer art commissions, work) but I wanted to put it out there that I would be willing to trade this quilt for art or another quilt or craft or something. :3 I think though that even though this is my first quilt and my skills are beginner, I wouldn't want to trade it for less than a value of $150. I think high quality, queen-sized quilts run for around $300+ on Etsy, so I think this is a fair trade value.
Holler if you happen to be interested!
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Miscellaneous
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Size 612 x 816px
File Size 70.4 kB
It is special, but I feel like with quilts I want to give them new homes! Part of that is that one of my grandma-in-laws does really amazing quilts, and we already have four of them that we use in regular rotation around the house. I wouldn't have anywhere good to put/use this first quilt and I also kind of want to follow that grandma's example in quilting for gifts, charity, or trade. It seems like a really nice thing to do!
But who knows, I might end up keeping it anyway. ;D
But who knows, I might end up keeping it anyway. ;D
It's lovely!
Might I make a suggestion? I quilt myself and have sold and designed them, Applique, embroidery, that kind of thing.
Don't rely on pins. Do a loose basting stitch diagonally corner to corner and down the center the long way. This will hold better than pins and won't stick you if you should forget to take it out.
Might I make a suggestion? I quilt myself and have sold and designed them, Applique, embroidery, that kind of thing.
Don't rely on pins. Do a loose basting stitch diagonally corner to corner and down the center the long way. This will hold better than pins and won't stick you if you should forget to take it out.
You do pin to start, then baste, then remove body-pins. You can leave hem-pins in place because it's easier to find and remove them. The pins I recommend for this are called "Flower" or "Sakura" pins. These as extra long, extra sharp pins with big colorful plastic flower-shaped heads. Easier to poke through multiple layers of fabric and easier to spot once it's time to take them out.
You'll need to go to a sewing store to find them. They cost about $3 to $5 a box.
You'll need to go to a sewing store to find them. They cost about $3 to $5 a box.
I am hollering. I think the colors used in this are beautiful and I'd definitely be down to work out a trade. Especially after hearing why you'd like to find it a nice home. <3 I'd definitely cherish this beauty.
Even if you don't want to work anything out, I want to congratulate yourself on being so close to done! I don't have nearly enough patience to what the quilt represents technically, or sewing skills-wise. My mum has been working on a quilt for me for over a year, so I know they take plenty of time. ;n;
Even if you don't want to work anything out, I want to congratulate yourself on being so close to done! I don't have nearly enough patience to what the quilt represents technically, or sewing skills-wise. My mum has been working on a quilt for me for over a year, so I know they take plenty of time. ;n;
I've been following a really easy Instructables --- http://www.instructables.com/id/How.....-Quilting-101/ It's been super duper easy!!!
That is brilliantly amazinG! Bravo, you have done an amazing job with this! Can't wait to see it finished! i wish I has the money, as I would be interested for sure. If you are going to sell it, the buyer is one lucky son of gun! Your skills are amazing! Color eye and everything!
How lovely! Those cheery colors are sure to keep someone's spirits up even on the dreariest winter day.
I have made quite a few quilts too but they were always for gifts, baby gifts actually, so they were all wee, like crib sized or nursing sized. My grandmother also did huge ones totally by hand, no machine stitches there at all! She said it was the only way to keep it nice and tight. (personally I think she is nuts)
I know that VickyWyman is right about basting though, anything bigger then a lap quilt cant be held together with pins, besides its WAY to easy to loose a pin in the batting and find it latter in less pleasant ways! :O
Congrats on your first quilt!
I have made quite a few quilts too but they were always for gifts, baby gifts actually, so they were all wee, like crib sized or nursing sized. My grandmother also did huge ones totally by hand, no machine stitches there at all! She said it was the only way to keep it nice and tight. (personally I think she is nuts)
I know that VickyWyman is right about basting though, anything bigger then a lap quilt cant be held together with pins, besides its WAY to easy to loose a pin in the batting and find it latter in less pleasant ways! :O
Congrats on your first quilt!
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