I finished another small quilt today. I just loved this fabric when I saw it so I brought it home. 100% cotton.
Finished Size: 39.25" x 48.25"
Front: Original Waverly Bridal Gingham fabric in true blue
Backing: Tone on Tone textured light blue cotton
Batting: Flannelette Sheet
Thread: Navy for the highlight stitching and binding. White for assembly and quilting.
Binding: Navy Blue cotton cut to 2 5/8 inches wide Check out the Fool Proof Quilt Binding video for details.
Binding stitching: Stitch in the ditch. I pinned very closely and had near perfect capture of the folded edge on the back. A couple of the corners had to redone.
Quilting: I chose to highlight the hexagons on the fabric with navy thread which I stitched on the single layer before assembling the quilt.
I pinned the 3 layers together and stitched in white near the navy line I had done earlier because I did not want dark thread on my light backing.
Lessons Learned:
I loved using the hexagon in the fabric rather than always doing it like I have before.
Better pinning may have doing the binding perfect.
I think the navy stitching on the hexagon is just enough to make them more visible.
Into the box it goes.
Blue and white is always a winning combination. It's a lovely quilt.
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