I just finished my latest project, “Pumpkin Party” by Sherri Falls of This & That. This was a fun and easy project to piece. I actually bought the kit last October, well you know how that goes. I finished the top this September.
After I FMQ…
I love how it turned out! This quilt had a lot of open areas to really have fun with the quilting. I especially like how the quilting added a lot of character to the pumpkins, BUT I was ready to abandon ship quite a few times while quilting this. I have found that sometimes it’s the small projects that give you the most grief! For some reason, the thread I used on all the light background quilting and I were having a serious disagreement! It was down right ugly at times. Words were exchanged that I can’t even repeat! I had A LOT of starts and stops while quilting, so it took me f-o-r-e-v-e-r to finish.
I’m sure it was operator error. If I hadn’t had enough, the colors bled when I sprayed water on the top to dissolve some water soluble thread. I did get it all out. Luckily, the wash really made the quilting pop. In the end, I love my new topper and it was well worth the troubles.
As I am drawing a close to my first week in Blogland, I wanted to thank all those who stopped by! A special thanks to everyone who left comments and emails. I soooo appreciate it. I want to send a special thanks to Thelma, Cupcakes ‘n Daisies and Nicole, Sister’s Choice Quilts. You girls are the best! It has been quite a week! I couldn’t ask for a better start. My rookie blog season has begun…
