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WIP Wednesday [quilt tops and quilting]

This weekend we had loads of family round - my parents and brother came to stay for the long weekend and on Sunday 17 of us sat down to dinner including a six-year-old, a 13-month-old and Mia. Of course that meant not much sewing time, but here and there I have done a few stitches.

I've been working a lot on my Neon Stained quilt. I'm free motion quilting each block using a variety of fillers - Pinterest has been invaluable for inspiration and I've got a board dedicated to quilting inspiration

Progress is being made but you can't see it very well from the front - I've quilted all the pink and all the orange.

The back shows it better - I love this Ikea print.

The green and yellow are still to do and my aim is next Monday when I'm showing a local group how to free motion quilt - this will be a great way to show them the results - I'm nowhere near perfect but the practice I'm getting from this quilt is really helping.

All of this practice will come in handy - yesterday I managed to baste the monster that is my City Sampler quilt. And with all the family here for the weekend I finally got it photographed!

I used a microstitch gun to baste for the first time - we basted four quilts in total - one that my mother-in-law has made, which I'm going to quilt, my Three Peaks quilt, the Arabella Hexagon quilt and the City Sampler. Once I make a start on quilting I'll have a fuller idea of how successful it is, but the actual act of basting was just so easy and straight forward. If quilting goes well I could be a convert!

Linking up with WIP Wednesday.
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Marly said…
The "stained glass" quilt is beautiful but it's so much work quilting each piece individually; all those threads to finish off.
Thanks for sharing your city sampler. I have the book and am collecting fabric to start mine so it's great to see your layout. I look forward to seeing how you quilt it.
23 April 2014 at 09:57
Ruth said…
Wow 4 quilts basted that's great going. I love your City Sampler (I'm still in the 30's on this one with quite a ways to go!). Can't believe Ikea are discontinuing that print - i love it too and it's on the back of both my WIP's at the moment!
23 April 2014 at 09:58
Swedish Scrapper said…
Oh, interesting! I'd love to hear how it goes with the microstitch gun....
Your Stained Glass and City Sampler are really fabulous!!! I also sut received my book. I chose the layout but I don't even have fabrics pulled yet-- too much to do!
23 April 2014 at 10:27
knottygnome said…
your city sampler is stunning!
23 April 2014 at 13:20
Andrea @ Mouse in My Pocket said…
I love your stained glass quilt. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished quilt. And I'd love to hear more about this microstitch gun. I've never heard of such a thing.
23 April 2014 at 15:03
Tanyia said…
beautiful WIPs! I love the city sampler, is it King Sized? So beautiful!

Stopping by from Lee's WIP hop http://www.domesticdeficitdisorder.blogspot.com/2014/04/wip-wednesday-april-23rd.html
23 April 2014 at 17:59
Terri Ann @ ChildlikeFascination.com said…
Your stained glass is lovely! I've always wanted to try FMQ on my domestic machine but I'm not brave enough to do it on a real project. That city sampler is a mega quilt huh? The colors are absolutely stunning.
28 April 2014 at 03:59
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