Thoughts and Afterthoughts

I have enjoyed working on this challenge because it made me, 1) Use my stash better, colour choices etc. 2) Made me look at my threads and make decisions and discoveries regarding my thread collection. I found that I had more of one or two colours and hardly any of another colour so I can now add what I need rahter than duplicate what I like and at the same time I discovered some truely ugly threads both colour and machine friendly.Some time ago I bought on e-bay some fab.looking threads, they were from India (I had missed that info.) they arrived and are very good colours but hopeless in the machine so this  led to 3) Use threads in the bobbin that dont work on the top, I've found that most problem threads will work o.k. in the bobbin so I have not wasted time and money on something I cannot use. I also had quite a number of needles break partly due to me and due to the thick areas I asked them to quilt. I like the work of Ellen Eddie and visit her blog often, she uses thread work a lot and I find something new to learn each visit this time I found that she too breaks needles so I dont feel so bad now. I hope to do some thread work and see how it goes so watch this space.
Take Care
Janette

Ooooooppppssss

I have no idea how I managed to make the photos so big!!!!!!

Every inch quilted, Few!

Well I've done it, for the first time I have quilted a piece to withing an inch of its batting!! and here are the results.Some parts I'm more proud of than others but overall I like it I just hope its good enough.I used coloured threads in the bobbin to give the back some colour too so I've included photos of the back.I still need to make a sleeve and attatch but otherwise I'm done.As a result of all the quilting the piece has shrunk but is still within the size requirements. I don't think I will quilt anything quite as much again as it is now quite stiff but as its a wall quilt that works this time my problem now is when I ship it it will probably fold like card, Yikes!!!!  wewill just have to wait and see if the fold come out.Hope you enjoy looking, comments welcome.
Take Care

Janette

Ready Soon

 These are the photos of the front and back of my quilts I hope you can see the quilting on both sides.

Close to Ready.

This is an update on my Foundation of Colour Quilt.I have now added BLUE so all three primary colours are representd, I also added fill in pieces in any colour as most colours have the three primaries in them and therefor they would all fit. Next came the backing and wadding/batting, the wadding was fine quite easy to cut the backing however took a little thought and I decided to cut backing fabric (black) on the BIAS for the curves to make them stand alone, as it were, then I used the pillow method to back the main body of the work.This worked out well and I hand stitched the backing fabric where the straight met the curved piece, this also helped when it came to quilting.I decided to use F.M.Q. all over this quilt and have never quilted a piece quite so much, another first, and have found it has become quite stiff.I also decided to use the colour of the fabric in the bobbin thread to add colour to the back, another first, and it also shows the curves of each colour.I still have a way to go but can now "see" it  all coming together. I still have a stash mountain and have enjoyed using the rulers and may do another quilt in another size, thinking cap firmly on! Hope you enjoylooking and please leave a comment I do not take offence as often others "see" things I have missed.
Take Care
Janette