Yay! I finished up my Reindeer wall hanging during the Packer game Sunday (Go Pack!). I got this Sandy Gervais panel in an after Christmas sale last January. I was originally thinking the center for a quilt, but when I pulled it our this year, I just decided to quilt it up and hang it.
All the quilting was done with Superior Clear on the top, and Bottom Line in the bobbin. That combination is a match made in heaven. It is all FMQ on my domestic machine.
The backing fabric has a story all its own: Many moons ago I worked at a big box fabric store that starts with a J. When E was born, one of my former co-workers gave me a crib sheet made out of the Coca~Cola Polar Bear fabric. I never used it as a sheet. It always seemed too much for a crib sheet. So the fabric has been hanging out in my Christmas Fabric Box (for 10 years) and seemed the perfect backing for this.
As I write this, the quilt is in the wash. I don't generally wash wall hangings, but this one turned out pretty ripply on the edges, so it needs some wash and blocking, I think. I'll probably share a post washing picture, as well. The texture always changes in the wash.
Finished size: 22" x 39"
Fabric: Front: Sandy Gervais Panel, Back: Coca~Cola bears (from Joann's), Binding: Old World Comforts by Thimbleberries
Thread: Superior Clear and Bottom Line
Batting: Pellon Cotton
Your free motion quilting is great. It looks so cute! Great job!
ReplyDeleteI always liked this panel by Sandy Gervais, and it looks great how you've quilted it up. Your fmq is very neat and straight!
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