And on the flip side....
Fairly crude, plenty of mistakes if you know what you are looking for, but all in all a great learning experience, and that's what these StormQuilts are for after all. It still needs a binding, of course.
For QS#4, I used some kind of synthetic knit back and a flannel sheet for batting. It quilted easily but is, predictably enough, a bit limp and very light -- a summer quilt, perhaps. Meanwhile, I've got QS#2 and QS#1 pinned up and ready to quilt next. I used a thin old wool blanket for batt in one, and a mattress pad in the other, with cotton sheet for backing on both; I think they are going to be both warmer and a bit more snuggly when they are done.
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Congratulations! I haven't yet meandered through a whole full-size quilt, but think I'm going to try soon. I have a good candidate in mind.
Flimsy, lightweight quilts can be a good thing for warm weather. I just purchased one yesterday with no batting of any sort and it's lovely.
I think you will find that with cotton backing you won't notice as much puckery look as with a synthetic knit. Also prints on the back hide a multitude of sins.
It looks good! It always looks worse to the person who quilted it, right?
I think your meandering looks great! I haven't braved it myself yet. :O)
Congratulations!!
It's weird, you meandered differently than I did - it looks more even and sweepier ... which I guess is the point - you know, just meandering, but it's funny how two people can put their own touch on a technique.
@E.C. Yeah, the knit really puckers up a lot! Which makes perfect sense; it's all part of experimenting with different kinds of fabrics. Also, for now, I want to be confronted with my quilting sins, so I can study them and learn.
@Rebel: My meanders here were very spirally and maze-y, for lack of better words, compared to classic free-motion meandering. I'm meandering much the way I doodle.
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