Sunday, October 11, 2015

Final Sew-Along Post and Give-away!

Welcome to the third and final part of my Point of View Sew-Along. In this post I’ll be working on basting, quilting and finishing up the quilt.  For the instructions you can download the free pattern at the RJR Fabrics website, here.

I used to baste my quilts with a needle and thread.  When I found out I could simply pin my quilt top, batting, and backing together with curved safety pins I was delighted. I know there are several other new ways of basting. I would be curious to know your favorite method.

Now for the quilting… pattern instructions always say “quilt as desired”, let me show you how I quilted mine. I am a fan of expert machine quilter, Angela Walters. I took her Craftsy course, Dot –To –Dot, and since then, have used what I learned in the class in several of my quilts.

First I stitched the major seams in the ditch with my walking foot, then free motioned as shown in the diagram shown below.

 Machine quilting is always somewhat of a challenge, but in a good way.


I love striped binding, there is just something fun about it.

Finally the finished quilt! I'm so pleased with the finished piece.






To celebrate, RJR Fabrics is giving away a set of The Sultan’s Garden fat quarter bundles. Just leave me a comment here on my blog. If you like, tell me which color story you prefer, Apricot or Berry. I’ll select a winner randomly in the coming days.

Good Luck!

41 comments:

  1. I curve pin my larger quilts, spray baste smaller. Thanks for showing readers your machine quilting designs, very few "blogging quilters" mention or include design suggestions when they showcase their finished work. The RJR color story I like is yummy Apricot.

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  2. What a beautiful quilt! Thanks so much for sharing it. I lay my quilts out on the floor and pin baste them. I love the berry bundle!

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  3. Love the quilt! It is a crazy time at work for me right now or I would have been following along with you. I have printed out the pattern, so that is a start! Love the colors in the berry group. And that stripe binding adds a little zing to the quilt and makes it fun!

    Oh, and I LOVE the curved basting pins. It is the way I baste all of my quilts.
    Sandy A

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  4. Love the quilt and appreciate that you showed us your idea of quilting the quilt. I glue baste. I like the berry bundle.

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  5. I like both but maybe the apricot would be different for me. your quilt is lovely, I like how the stripe adds some dimension.

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  6. I've downloaded the pattern and would choose the Apricot colorway to make the quilt. Beautiful warm color palette!! Thank you for the sew-along posts. Thank you for a chance in the giveaway.

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  7. Oh my goodness, your quilt is spectacular!! I love the Berry colourway!! Thanks for the free pattern too!! As for basting, I still prefer thread basting.

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  8. Love pinks and floral so berry would be my choice love the quilt. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  9. Love the quilt and I too, thank you for including your quilting. Being a newbie, the actual quilting is always daunting for me. I only finished one quilt so far and I pinned half and used needle and thread for other half because I ran out of pins! Much prefer pinning. :) Love both colorways.
    craftyccain@gmail.com

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  10. This fabric line is beautiful and your quilt is stunning! I pin baste large projects and spray baste smaller ones. Both color stories are fantastic, but I think I prefer the Apricot. Thanks!

    Please click on the delaineelliott above for my email link.

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  11. WOW!! Beautiful - thanks for sharing.

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  12. HI Beautiful Quilt! Thanks for sharing in photos of your work+the giveaway !
    msstitcher1214@gmail.com

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  13. LOVE your quilt!!! & favorite colorway is the Apricot! :) Thank you for info about quilting your quilt...(and class you took too,,will have to get it)
    Thank you for chance to win this Beautiful fabric too :D

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  14. Your quilt turned out just lovely! Thanks for sharing your process and for the giveaway opportunity. If I were to be your lucky winner, I'd choose the Berry color way.

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  15. The quilt is beautiful, and both color ways are amazing, but I lean towards the apricot
    Thank you

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  16. Your quilt is lovely. Thank you for the tips and sharing. I would love the berry bundle.

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  17. Your quilt makes me want to have a private picnic!

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  18. Love them both but berry got my eye.....love your quilt ....happyness04431@yahoo.com

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  19. Oh gosh, gorgeous quilt! I used spray baste for the first time in a baby quilt and I love it! I also like the curved basting pins. 20 years ago I used to pin baste with the regular big safety pins and it was a struggle for sure! And I LOVE the berry! But both bundles are very, very pretty!

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  20. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! I love this quilt and the fabrics in the berry colorway. Thank you for the QAL and the chance to win some of this lovely fabric.

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  21. Love both the pattern and fabrics. lovely, lovely quilt! I prefer the berry colorway.

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  22. The quilt is lovely . . . and the fabrics collections are STUNNING!! The apricot collection really catches my eye . . . the berry collection tugs at my heart . . . how does one choose??!!

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  23. Beautiful quilt! I appreciate your tips and tricks. The berry collection is calling to me!

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  24. Beautiful quilt! I appreciate your tips and tricks. The berry collection is calling to me!

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  25. Wow, that is just gorgeous! It reminds me of a fabulous flower garden. Both colorways of the fabrics are wonderful, but if I should be lucky enough to win I would choose the Apricot.

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  26. I pin baste the larger quilts and spray baste the smaller quilts. I would love the apricot color bundle!!

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  27. I have tried pinning and spray basting my quilts but always go back to basting by hand as I feel more confident. I love your quilt and if I was lucky enough to be selected I think my choice would be the 'berry'. Thank you for this opportunity!

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  28. I spray baste small articles like wall hangings or table runners, but prefer pin basting larger quilts. Your quilt is lovely in the berry fabric and I would love to make one like it.

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  29. I use pins for basting the quilt too. I've tried spray basting but it has to be done outside so I usually don't use this method. The apricot bundle is my favourite since I'm not a big fan of pink. I appreciate seeing how you quilted this quilt. Your quilt looks wonderful!

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  30. Love your quilt. I like to spray baste mine with help from hubby or a friend. Thanks for the chance. I like the apricot.

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  31. Your point of View quilt is lovely. I downloaded the pattern and really like it. Your fabrics are so very pretty and I love both color stories, but I think my favorite would be Berry.
    I used to thread baste and I still do for quilts I am going to hand quilt, but for any that I am going to machine quilt I use stainless steel safety pins in the block areas. Then I do the stitch in the ditch with my walking foot and take the pins out as I free motion quilt within the blocks.
    My email is: bestbelle2010@aol.com
    Thanks for the chance to win such a beautiful prize.

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  32. They both are yummy! Berry is my favorite!

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  34. For basting: small wall hangings get spray basted and I have a long-arm machine for the rest. I love the colors of both the fat quarter bundles, but the apricot is more pleasing to my eye. I really appreciate it when a pattern gives suggestions about how to quilt the finished top. It lets you see other's ideas and expands your pattern "library". Thank you for the good tutorials! I am a visual learner so I "get it" quicker when I see it being done. Thanks too for the really lovely blog you publish.

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  35. It is very hard to choose with two equally lovely color ways it I choose Berry. Your quilt is beautiful and inspiring..thank you for sharing.

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  36. Both colorways are lovely, but I really like the Apricot. I also liked how you quilted your quilt. Well done!

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  37. I have pin basted, handbasted and spraybasted and prefer the latter. No shifting and no pins to avoid! Both colorways are lovely, but Berry speaks to me.

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  38. I like the simpleness of the quilt, and the fact that it is just so colorful! I like the Apricot best. Thank you for the giveaway opportunity!

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