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Friday, January 20, 2012

Quilt of Valor

Quilt of Valor top made by Nancy in WY.
Great fabrics!
This quilt was fun to quilt.  I love this curved border treatment and instead of marking even spaces, I like to change the curves randomly, I think it's less formal that way.
The back!
She pieced her back with this matching panel. I don't know if she purposely made her top to fit in the dimensions of the squares, but when I measured everything, I knew I had to make this happen.
It was a personal challenge . . . 
As usual, I made sure the backing was square.
I marked a line 1/2 inch above the printed line then basted the batting along my markings. 
When I attached the top, I basted it 1/4 inch from the top of the batting.
I did the same on the sides.   
When I was all done, it gave me 1/4 inch left to attach the binding, leaving the squares complete~
Here's what the back will look like when the binding is sewn down. 
This stripped binding is the frosting on the cake!~ 
Headed back to Nancy on Monday.
She will finish the binding, label, wash it and send it on to it's final destination.

3 comments:

  1. Beautiful Ann!! Thanks for explaining how you lined up the back, I have run into the same problem and didn't know what to do, let's just say mine did not turn out like yours.

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  2. Cool, love, love, love, it. Nancy and you made a great team. The lucky one receiving the quilt will love it. Great Job.

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  3. Ann, thank you for making my simple duckling into a beautiful swan. You did an awesome job! Thank you.

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