My MQG Michael Miller challenge quilt is finished – except for the hand-sewing. (I’m accumulating quite a pile of quilts that need facings sewn down and/or sleeves sewn on.)
Last week, I had the circle and the background pieced, and pinned to my design wall. I top-stitched the circle to the background, using the freezer paper templates to position them.
I decided to go with straight-line quilting, random lines on the diagonal, somewhat following the seams in the circle. I liked the subtle plaid effect on the background, and so in two of the corners I added a couple of lines of quilting in the opposite direction. I also quilted just outside the circle. I used a gold viscose thread which doesn’t show up very well in photos. But I took a snap of the back before I faced it, which shows the quilting really well.
The edges are faced, and the finished size is 20 x 25 inches. I’m calling it ‘Bling on the Bias’.
Here’s what it looks like from the front. Black and white are notoriously difficult fabrics to photograph, and the silver and gold just add to the difficulty in getting a good photo. After several very washed-out photos with my regular camera, I tried my iPhone and got a much better image. I may try again later in different light.
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