Pickle Dish (aka Trilobytes) DONE
This was more of a personal challenge than a perfectly finished project. After a few false starts, paper piecing techniques from long ago kicked in. My colors/values were good, and piecing skills were better than anticipated, but my machine quilting leaves something to be desired. I tried to use each and every good color thread/type possible which caused continuous uneven tension issues on the back. I started with determination and patience to get the tension right after each change of thread, but impatience overwhelmed me and finally had to finish best I could. It looks good on the top. It's about 50" x 50".
And now, a finish to a 2011 UFO!!!!!!! Piecing was good and due to its size, I was possibly afraid to actually quilt it. But here it is, finished under pressure for an upcoming Trunk Show, it is DONE. It's about 84" by 94", and called a Double T Star block. All those brown vertical zig-zags were done with ruler work, and all MQ'ed on my DSM. I had apparently learned Eleanor Burns' method for making Flying Geese. The binding is a faux flange.
Two beauties, Elaine!!
ReplyDeleteI want to make a Pickle Dish quilt someday. Yours turned out so well! Great color palette.
The Double T Star is a lovely scrappy quilt. Well, Eleanore Burns flying geese method is the best! You put the skill to very good use!
They look great Elaine. Good job!
ReplyDeleteNice to see your post, Elaine. Both quilts look wonderful. It must feel so good to get the long-time UFO out of the box and into the land of the finished!
ReplyDeleteThat is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely!!
ReplyDeleteSo nice to hear from you! 8-)
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