Before I head downstairs to load my 9th top, I thought I’d share photos of #8. This is Mom’s top and some of you might recognize it from the book Best of Black Mountain Quilts. I made a version of that quilt 2+ years ago and Mom loved it so much that she’s pieced it 3 times now, once for my brother, this one which is also a gift, and I have one more sitting downstairs waiting to quilt for her.
You can click on both photos for a larger view!
I mentioned in my previous post I used the pantograph Windy Day to quilt it. I’ll just warn anyone looking at that pantograph it’s kind of fussy with lines really close together and although I’ve had it for at least a couple years I’d never used it for that reason. This time I decided I’d just use the pantograph to space my curls and wouldn’t worry about staying on the lines or quilting the pattern exactly. It worked great and I’m really pleased with how this turned out.
I’m such a nice daughter that I’ve already machine stitched the binding on for her and will start hand stitching it down tonight. If she’s lucky, I’ll have it done before I visit her next Monday.
