Saw this post from Red Letter Quilts and thought it would be perfect to kickstart me for a finish.
I started my quilt #14 in early June of this year. At this time I was using my sisters Viking Platinum 930 and was getting ready for vacations this summer. I ran into a few bumps in getting the piecing to work and just gave up at the time.
So I am ready to get back to it.
I started with Kate Spain Canyon Collection I had bought this last winter. It was the first fat quarter bundle I had purchased. I just started quilting in the fall of 2015.
Then I decided on this pattern, Summertime Herringbone Quilt by Michael Ann Made.
The pattern called for 6 1/2 yards of fabric, so I chose 12 fat quarters from the bundle. Here they are:
Now that I have trimmed my HSTs, I started to layout the top. Of course, I had to try straight up HSTs, as well as a few other patterns.
Straight up HSTs
Diamond HSTs
Chevron HSTs
Not sure which I like best, so I decided to sit on the pattern choice for a few days.
I then decided on the Chevron HSTs. I sewed a few rows together and ran into a few issues with thread breaking, difficulty going over some of the seams, etc. and decided to put it into the box for then.
Here are the rows I put together, before giving up.
Even have the backing all decided.
Here is my give up box.
But now I am ready to go and commit to my September goal. I will finish this quilt in September. Vacations are over. I have a new machine. I am ready to go. Oh, that is after I finish up the quilt I am binding right now. Hopefully that will only take me a day or so.
I am linking up with
Oh wow, this looks beautiful! You really jump in feet first when you join a party! I will be looking forward to this finish, and cheering you on. Thank you for linking up!
That is going to be great! Starting with a bundle like that was very smart of you. Welcome to the wonderful world of quilting!
Wow! That will be so pretty! I'm so glad you linked up! Thank you for sharing each step thus far! See you at the end of the month! 🙂
Beautiful fabric choices. Good luck with your goal this month.
This is beautiful fabric! I purchased a layer cake of this a while back and loved working with it. Can't wait to see finish:)
I love the fabric collection. You are on your way to getting this project done. Enjoy!
Beautiful pattern choice for those fabrics. You might try a new needle and/or a larger one, size 14-16, to help with thread breaking. This seems to do the trick every time when my thread starts breaking. There are also special needles by Schmetz for quilting that have a different tip for going through multiple layers of fabric. Sometimes Craftsy has them.
Thanks for the thoughts Myra. I am now a proud owner of a new Janome 9400, so once I finished binding the quilt I am working on finishing, I will move onto this one. Hoping the new machine will sew these like a charm.
It's amazing what a difference good and proper tools will make! Don't hesitate to contact your dealer if you run into issues. Good luck finishing your goal!
Hope your stitching goes easier now. Looks like a very fun quilt
You can do it! Thanks for linking to Finished or Not Friday!