Goal number 10 on my January list was to get my friend Rita's Temperature quilt into a top. I did! It measures 78 inches by 84 inches. The border fabric was in her project box. I hope Rita's plan was to use it as a border! I also cut and prepped enough strips so that it will be the binding at well.
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| Finished top |
Goal number 11 my January
list was to choose the fabrics for the quilt back and make it! In my stash, I had 3 3/4 yds of a Christmas fabric. Rita loved Christmas. She kept at least one decorated tree up in her home year around. To honor her love of Christmas, I pulled out that fabric and pre-washed it.
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| Pieced back |
In Rita's Chilhowie project box there was a yard of green fabric which I paired with the leftover border fabric. It was just enough to become the back! The back measures 84 inches by 90 inches.
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| Trimming all the loose threads from the back |
After I had pieced the back, I started removing the loose threads from the back of the quilt. This always takes more time than one would think. Once I finish, I'm always surprised at how many threads I trimmed. I'm also impressed with how clean the back of the quilt is.
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| Snipped threads |
The raveling of the seams happen as the top grows. Starched fabrics ravel less with handling. Rita pre-washed her fabrics because she and husband had an allergy to the chemicals in the fabrics. She didn't starch her fabrics because her husband had an allergy to the starch. I also used no starch because I don't want to flare his allergies!
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| Backing, batting, quilt top ready for the quilter |
I've cut the batting. I've prepared the binding. Thursday, I delivered the backing, batting and top to the quilter, Tomme. Tomme and Rita worked together on a number of charity projects. Tomme offered to quilt it. Rita would have like that! I picked a Christmas design for the quilting in yellow thread.
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| Quilting design |
Tomme quilted it on Friday. I picked it up yesterday. Tomme had trimmed the quilt and trimmed all the scraps into useable sized pieces. What a treat to bring the quilt home and move directly to attaching the label and binding! What a treat to have the scraps already trimmed!!!
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| Scraps from the back |
I made a label and on purpose, I have the angel flying upside down. Rita is letting us know that she is doing well hanging out with all of the other angels!
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| Label |
I used six yards of fabric to finish this quilt. This brings my total of stash used so far this year to six yards. It is my first finish of the year. I hope to be able to deliver the finished quilt to her husband next week. This morning, I'm running it through the wash.
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| Finished back |
It is so pretty finished. I'm awed that all of the fabrics came from her stash!
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| Finished front |
Linking to Frédérique at
Patchwork and Quilts and Cynthia at
Oh Scrap.
6 comments:
What a wonderful finish! It is a lovely quilt and you have honored your friend with this service to her husband.
Rita's temperature quilt is beautiful, and you did a great job finishing it. Her husband is going to love it. Thank you for sharing, and linking up.
That's such an awesome quilt! Congrats on the finish. I'm sure Rita had a big smile on her face when you wrote the label upside down. It's a cute touch. ;^)
What a neat temperature quilt! Rita’s husband will love it.
Rita's quilt turned out beautifully, Terry! That was definitely a labor of love for you, and the results show it. It will be a wonderful gift for her husband!
What a wonderful friend you are to have finished this quilt for her. I am sure that her husband will enjoy having a memory of her to enjoy.
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