Fun Fri~ The Making of QOV 250 Anniversary Panel Quilt w/ Four Patch Border

 I cannot remember the last quilt I put together other than the hand pieced hexie baby quilt I made recently for my great grand daughter.

 

It's probably been 5 years since I put together a quilt, because I'm coming up on the 5th year anniversary of Mr. G leaving this earth and me.

 

I got to the point where I couldn't stand at the cutting table long enough to cut a quilt. So I finally asked my QOV friend if she would design and cut a quilt for me.  Let me tell you, she did a fantastic job. She basically handed me a kit ready to sew together. This was a game changer for me. I spent 3 days putting this quilt top together. I really enjoyed my time.  Thank you Patty Gibian for designing and cutting out this quilt for me.

 

This is the machine set up downstairs. In its day, it was a top notch machine. The bobbin self winds in the bobbin case and the machine threads from the top down through the needle. I bought it because it claimed to use a spool of thread as a bobbin. Turns out that's for embroidery only. Why in the world can't machines be made to use a spool of thread as a bobbin thread, especially this one?

 

This machine doesn't not have an auto lift foot like my big Janome upstairs, so it slows me down a bit when piecing. 

I enjoy my quick set up in the dining area between the kitchen and living room. I use this on days it's way too hot or cold to change the temperature upstairs just to work a few hours.

 

 

 

This quilt has since come back from the long arm quilter and binded by yours truly. The quilt will be shown after it's awarded in November.