I tried to finish up a lot of UFOs during the pandemic. Here is one of them:
I bought the fabric for this OBW in a quilt shop in southwest Virginia. It must have been old or not selling well because it wasn't very expensive. I bought 7 panels, 6 for the front, and one for the back.
I don't know what I'm going to do with this quilt. I may ask my family if anyone is interested in it. I think it is really pretty, but I don't have space for all the quilts I make.
One thing that my longarmer pointed out to me: it is bearding a little on the back. I used Dream Cotton batting (100% cotton), but I am not sure of the manufacturer of the dark blue fabric since I bought it so long ago. I don't think anyone but a quilter would notice the bearding. I washed the quilt, and it didn't seem to make it any worse. I've made lots of quilts and never had one beard before. I don't think it would have even shown if the backing had been a print. I had considered using black batting with this quilt, but the white in the flowers stopped me.
2 comments:
Laura, this OBW is beautiful. It's hard to believe it's made with panels! I love that you put a panel on the back so one can see where the blocks started on the front. Great finish.
Lovely quilt! I hope you find someone in the family who will treasure it.
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