Quilt Day

Well we did have a quilt day last Friday, July 2. I finished the back of my little table topper quilt and I must say, I am quite proud of the result. There is still quite a lot of work left to do. Next I place the batting in the middle, then I baste around the places I will quilt. I haven't basted since high school, and I hated it then.

This is the top of the quilt. I have some cute little snowflake buttons that I will add when it's all done.

This is the back.

After I learn how to 'quilt' I will do that, and then we have to put on the binding. It may be done by Christmas,,, some year. I have actually started another Christmas one, but this one is sort of a cheater. I will explain that term at a later date.

This has been a very enjoyable project, so far. I started out piecing by hand. That is sewing each little square by hand. I quickly discovered that hand piecing would take longer than I have time left on this earth. I would like to accomplish several quilts and well, I just don't see hand piecing in my future.
I switched over to my handy sewing machine. Whew, what a difference. I did the front in about two days, and the back in only a few hours. It would have been a chore the 'old fashioned' way.

Hope you enjoy looking at my little project.