January 4, 2011

Quilt!!!!

When all the layers were sewn together and the quilting was ready to commence I had to decide which squares to quilt. I didn't feel that every singe one needed it. So from each side and each corner The Bug and I tossed ten buttons across the surface.
Where each button landed I placed a safety pin to hold it all together and to mark which squares would be quilted. If a button landed in a plaid or otherwise printed square it was tossed again. If it landed in one where there was already a safety pin I put in a second to have to squares quilted in that square. A third time meant the button would be re-tossed. A lot of thinking for making something random but that's just the sort of person I am.
And here it is finished!
The back is two sheets cut and sewn. You can see here how very lumpy and not squared it truly is. sigh....
Attica approves.

3 comments:

Meghan said...

impressive! it is HUGE!

R said...

It's Beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Love the rainbow of colors!!