Sunday, May 26, 2013

Starting the machine quilting on the 2013 charity quilt

Tonight, I finally started machine quilting on the 2013 charity quilt. 

Starting the machine quilting

My wonderful husband helped me sandwich (putting the top, the batting, and the backing together) the quilt last night, but I wasn't quite satisfied with the way that the backing puckered in spots.  So, tonight, we took the backing off and put it back on.

I am much happier with the backing now.

The machine quilting went smoothly tonight.  Instead of fighting with the machine, the quilting just sort of flowed.  I went through a full bobbin, and decided to stop for the night.   I am, however, quite pleased with the way that both the front:


and the back:


are looking.

May the rest of the machine quilting on this quilt go as well.


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