In my last post, I shared my progress on my Beads or Chandelier quilt, along with a free pattern from Donna Jordan of Jordan Fabrics. Today, I plan to share with you how I’m machine quilting my quilt on my home sewing machine with a walking foot.
I spray basted my quilt sandwich with 505 Spray and Fix Temporary Fabric Adhesive (affiliate link) to make sure my layers were completely secure, and wouldn’t slip around while I was quilting.
I like 505 best of all the basting sprays I’ve tested – it has a focused spray instead of a mist, and is odorless, colorless, and acid free, with no harmful CFCs. I press my quilt sandwich with a hot, dry iron to make sure the layers are completely dry – which ensures that it will not gum my sewing needle.
The first thing I did was create a symmetrical square grid across the pieced blocks of the quilt using the large squares as my guide. My horizontal and vertical quilting lines crossed in the center of each large square.
Then I used a child’s dinner plate to mark my quilt for continuous curve quilting.
I really loved the secondary pattern created across the large square when I marked my curves in both directions.
I used the “Misty Morn” lavender variegated Fantastico 40wt poly thread from Superior Threads as my top thread and white 60wt Bottom Line thread from Superior Threads in my bobbin. (These are affiliate links.)
Here’s a peek at the quilt after I finished quilting, binding, and washing the quilt.
And here is a peek at the back:
UPDATE on April 16, 2024:
John and I were finally able to take advantage of a nice sunny day to get a full outdoor photo of the quilt – Yay! (#quilts with feet)
I’m really pleased with how it turned out!
Happy Quilting!
