Friday, June 10, 2022

Three Finished Lap Quilts!

I've been saving my flimsies until I was able to take delivery on my long arm. I had another lesson on Tuesday and quilted the black/red/white lap quilt with the instructor showing me how to use Pro-Stitcher. Really, he pushed most of the buttons and I watched and took notes. It took about 2 hours.

The next day I quilted the purple/aqua/blue lap quilt by myself. It took me all day and there are a few minor issues but I can say I learned a lot. 
Then I quickly followed it up with another scrap quilt, in pink/yellow/white. This one went much more smoothly. I even let the bobbin run out so I could be sure I could back it up and restart it. This one took me about three hours, not including the two hours I spent assembling the backing.
I quilted this one with the Spring Petals pattern

Rather than keep going and let unbound quilts pile up, I decided I'd better get started finishing them. By Friday evening, I finished all three! It takes me way too long to machine sew on binding, I'll definitely need to get faster.

I obviously set my One Monthly Goal way too low. Next up, I'm going to try designing quilting with separate borders.

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15 comments:

  1. NancyJune 10, 2022 at 11:14 PM

    I love, love, love your pink/yellow/white quilt. It's fabulous! Do you sew the pieces together in rows or make columns and sew those together?

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    1. Sharon KwilterJune 12, 2022 at 7:14 AM

      I used it as a leader ender project. I had a bunch of pre-cut squares I bought forever ago and never used. I cut them in half, then I cut out the squares from white yardage. Then I added some extra rectangles from scraps still laying around from my Rainbow Scrap Project. Was fun. I just sewed pieces together between other project.

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    2. Sharon KwilterJune 14, 2022 at 1:00 PM

      And in answer to your actual question, you sew either rows or columns, whichever is easier for you. I think I did it different on every quilt.

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  2. Elizabeth V KelbaughJune 11, 2022 at 3:47 AM

    Fabulous. All 3 are lovely.

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  3. AnonymousJune 11, 2022 at 5:21 AM

    You are on a roll. Congratulations on so many finishes in a single week.

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    1. Sharon KwilterJune 12, 2022 at 7:18 AM

      Yeah, I'm really pleased with how quickly these are going. It will be fun to see how many I'll be able to get through this month.

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  4. AnonymousJune 11, 2022 at 3:55 PM

    So jealous of your pro-stitcher!!! That's on my "win the lottery" list. Hmm, wait, don't you have to play the lottery to win? LOL. Everything looks awesome, have fun!!

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    1. AnonymousJune 11, 2022 at 3:56 PM

      Oops, forgot to say, Chrisknits here!

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    2. Sharon KwilterJune 12, 2022 at 7:17 AM

      Yeah, I can already tell that I'm going to love my ProStitcher software. We've started our first custom quilting practice and it's going great.

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  5. Yvonne from Quilting JetgirlJune 12, 2022 at 1:44 PM

    How wonderful to be immediately so productive with your longarm. I hope that it is a fun companion!

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    1. Sharon KwilterJune 13, 2022 at 7:32 AM

      No kidding. I didn't realize quite how quickly I would be able to finish quilts with ProStitcher.

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  6. Alycia~QuiltygirlJune 13, 2022 at 7:28 AM

    That sounds like a lot of fun and learning! Great quilts!!

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    1. Sharon KwilterJune 13, 2022 at 7:31 AM

      It is. Thank you. It seemed like sort of a crazy purchase at the time, but I am already loving it.

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  7. Quilting GailJune 14, 2022 at 1:22 PM

    Looks like your learning really quickly on your Long-arm!!! Good for you! And finishing off those quilts is a plus - way to go!

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