Two finishes for September. Both of them are UFOs! I must be liking easy and square pieces!
PHD in 2018 – Sept. Report
Month: September 2018
a 2nd September finish for Friday
Serged Top is done
Here are the questions I had before I started serging this quilt together and the answers to those questions:
- Which serger will I use? I used a serger at work (Pro-4DX) and my own serger at home. I actually prefer the Pro-4DX over my own serger
- Will I be able to finger press the seams, or should I use an iron? I did do some finger pressing, but as usual, the iron made a much nicer job of pressing the seam.
- Will I be able to chain piece using a serger? Yes, there was no problem at all with chaining
- Will it make the quilt “lumpy” at the seams? I don’t really see much different than when using a regular sewing machine
- Will I be able to web or lattice the final blocks? Absolutely! The first picture shows the first webbing, the second shows the top pieced together.
Blogger’s Quilt Festival
Fall 2018 Blogger’s Quilt Festival
Amy, from “Amy’s Creative Side” is once again hosting a Quilt Festival. It is worth going to take a look at all of the quilts entered. Lots of eye candy! Click HERE. And, there are prizes … you don’t have to be a blogger, you can enter via Instagram … check out the directions for entering a quilt. Here is my first quilt entry:
Secret Quilt Reveal
So, this quilt has been gifted … and I got a picture back with my newest great-nephew, Gage, and the quilt. He was born in late August. From his pictures, he’s a real cutie!
I used a Dr. Seuss layer cake along with “Slate Grey” solid from Free Spirit. It was a fun quilt to make. Probably because I LOVE Dr. Seuss!
More on Serging a Quilt
The back of the blocks are very neat and tidy! (Ignore the stray threads that hopped onto the block when I took the picture!)
Serging a Quilt top?
Yes, I’m going to attempt this. The pattern is Wonky Logs. It’s a free pattern by Custom Kwilts.
The pattern calls for 12 fat quarters … but I discovered that I can get away with using 6. First, I used paper scissors to cut out the templates. Then I laid them out on the fabric. This picture shows the background fabric – all 6 layers of it. (I cut 3 pieces, each 17 ½” long, and then layered them. You can see the pins holding the templates in place. If you’re not comfortable cutting through 6 layers of fabric, then make it 3 layers or 2 layers.
First finish in September
I thought I’d be just showing a picture of this quilt in progress, as I wasn’t sure I’d have time to get it finished by today. It’s a little quilt made with 6 ½” flannel squares. A great flannel stash buster of left-over baby quilt backings. This is a UFO … and it’s finished! YEAH! I just did a big serpentine stitch along the seams and diagonally … mindless and easy to do.
PHD in 2018 August Report
I have 3 August finishes. The quilt and the little zipper bag. I cannot show you the secret quilt because it has not been gifted. However, it is finished!!
