Backing for Graceful Garden Quilt

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!