The backing is now sewn together -- three 120"
lengths of 44"-wide fabric.
So the back measures 120" long by 132"
wide. That's exactly 10 yards of fabric.
It's not especially Jacobean, but then neither are
the colors I chose for this quilt.
I like it better than true Jacobean, to tell the
truth.
Next on the agenda is to put pockets into the
leaders on my quilt frame so that
I can slip the Red Snapper dowels into them, and
then fasten quilt to leader with
the Red Snapper clamps. I haven't even pulled
the Red Snappers from
the package yet!
I just purchased one more thing that should make the
quilting of this big quilt
easier: Microhandles! A lady was selling
them for $200 -- they regularly
sell for $300 -- and they're still brand new; she
hadn't used them. These will
help me with the echo quilting around the appliqués,
and all sorts of other
intricate work.
Earlier today, I received a post saying that my
quilting thread -- King Tut, in a
variegated color called Sands of Time -- has been
shipped. The Bottom Line
thread for the bobbin is in Cream.
And -- a friend from an online quilting group is
sending me Tuscany wool batting
-- an exceptional quality of batting -- in exchange
for custom quilting
on a quilt she made. I'm anxious to begin!
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