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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Lots of sewing

Vanilla 9 patch-all sewn together....................
I sewed on the remaining 8 rows and then sewed the cross rows together, each one with 59 seams to match up. Yes that is 14 x 59=826 intersections of seams to match (every 1.5").
The next job is to press the whole thing. After all of that sewing (finished at 10:45p.m.) I just wasn't up to pressing last night.
Here is a shot of it at the machine with all of the seams showing. The last 2 seams of each 9 patch are placed vertically which insures a more consistent smoothness after it is pressed.
The last thing I need to do is a row of staystitching a tiny bit less than 1/4" all around the outside edge to insure no popped seams and no stretching when sewing the border on.
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24 comments:

  1. QuiltSueAugust 20, 2009 at 5:36 AM

    That's a lot of intersections. It looks good though

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  2. UnknownAugust 20, 2009 at 6:05 AM

    It sounds like you had a marathon sewing day. Interesting question for you, do you label your quilts when complete. I was just over at Stephanie's blog, Loft Creations, and she was saying how this is her least favorite task. It is mine as well. I am just curious if all the quilts you make have labels?

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  3. Karen - Quilts...etc.August 20, 2009 at 7:00 AM

    a lot of seams - bet you will be glad to have gotten this done though. looking forward to seeing the final product!
    Karen
    http://karensquilting.com/blog/

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  4. CathiAugust 20, 2009 at 7:06 AM

    It is so wonderfully soft looking -- that will be an absolutely beautiful quilt!

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  5. JoyceAugust 20, 2009 at 7:59 AM

    Wow! That's a lot of intersections! Will you quilt it on your regular sewing machine? That will be another marathon if you do...

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  6. Dottie's DaughterAugust 20, 2009 at 8:04 AM

    It's absolutely beautiful with all those soft colors. I can't wait to see the finished product.

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  7. Quilter KathyAugust 20, 2009 at 8:22 AM

    That is a lot of seam matching to do!
    Thanks for the tip on staystitching - haven't heard of that before. What a good idea with all those seams!

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  8. BeenaAugust 20, 2009 at 8:45 AM

    Looks like you've made up for any lost time from that horrible humidity! The quilt looks gorgeous! So very many seams!!!!

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  9. Julie SAugust 20, 2009 at 10:19 AM

    Thanks for mentioning the staystitching. What an excellent idea!

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  10. AnonymousAugust 20, 2009 at 10:22 AM

    WHEW! What a job... how is your back today?

    It is a beauty that is for sure.

    J~MT

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  11. quiltmom annaAugust 20, 2009 at 10:27 AM

    It has turned out beautifully Wanda- I have never thought of stay stitching the outside edge of a quilt before adding borders but it makes sense to help add stability to the edges. Do you do that every time or was that something you just did for this particular quilt because of the size and number of pieces?
    You sure are making great progress..
    Regards,
    Anna

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  12. Needled MomAugust 20, 2009 at 10:33 AM

    That is an awful lot of intersecions to match up. Yikes! Looks great.

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  13. JanetAugust 20, 2009 at 11:19 AM

    Its beautiful. I don't envy you having to press it all. Ironing is my least favorite thing about quilting.

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  14. Elsie MontgomeryAugust 20, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    This is yummy. I'm laying out fabrics for a king-size that is going to be low-key also, but I'm using a snails trail and stars combo that I've fiddled with on EQ6 until I finally come up with one I like.

    Looking forward, do you have any tips on how to press such a large quilt? I want my iron and board to be about 5x bigger just thinking about it, but then I'd have to be bigger too, and that won't work!!

    Looking forward to your finish photo...

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  15. KateAugust 20, 2009 at 12:07 PM

    Great job on this one, especially since you really weren't that excited with it to begin with.

    I hadn't heard about staystitching the edges, but great idea. I will adopt that practice now.

    Thanks for sharing!

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  16. QuiltdivajulieAugust 20, 2009 at 12:07 PM

    Way to go - having this one coming together HAS to feel good!

    Knowing what you said about the back, this is going to be one BEAUTIFUL quilt!

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  17. Fabric FanaticAugust 20, 2009 at 12:09 PM

    Thanks for the handy tip about stay-stitching the edge of the top before affixing borders...it totally makes sense.

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  18. Diane J. EvansAugust 20, 2009 at 1:07 PM

    WOW!! I see we're kindred souls when it comes to color -- I love your use of it in your quilts! Great inspiration!

    Diane

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  19. Jean August 20, 2009 at 8:15 PM

    Whew!!! That is a lot of seams....You might be a little crazy...no offense!!! after that many seams.

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  20. WendyAugust 20, 2009 at 9:19 PM

    Its beautiful and thanks for the tips! I love that about reading blogs - how much we all learn from each other.

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  21. PatAugust 21, 2009 at 1:22 AM

    So lovely. Serene and soft. I love what you did with these colors. Gorgious!

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  22. Susan TidwellAugust 21, 2009 at 7:04 AM

    love the name, vanilla, very appropriate as it is scrumptious!

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  23. szkorneliaAugust 21, 2009 at 7:48 AM

    I absolutely love your vanilla quilt. It is so elegant and subtle, and also the choice of borders is really pretty.

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  24. WandaAugust 22, 2009 at 3:06 AM

    Such great photos!

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