One More Row & the Bottom Borders to Go

 There is one more row and then the bottom borders to go, and I'll be done quilting the Farmall Scenes quilt for grandson Warren.

Quilting the Farmall Scenes Quilt

 

Quilting Farmall Scenes Quilt

 Quilting has begun on the Farmall Scenes quilt for grandson Warren.

View from the window of my quilting studio this evening.

Farmall Scenes Backing

 The backing for the Farmall Scenes quilt is together, pressed, and ready to be loaded on the quilting frame.  I used every speck of the barn fabric, and all but a few small scraps of the red fabric.  It's just barely big enough, and I had to add some throw-away fabric to the sides and the top for the clamps to fasten onto.  If there's any of the barn and red fabrics left at the bottom of the quilt when I'm done quilting it, I will use it in the pillow I plan to make, using the extra appliquéd tractor block.

Farmall Scenes Flimsy Done

 The Farmall Scenes flimsy is done.  It measures 82" x 82".  There wasn't enough red fabric to make mitered corners on the tractor border, so I sewed in blue corner blocks -- and discovered I like it better that way anyway.  Now to put together a backing for it.  (As you can see, the quilt has outgrown my library floor! I'll coax Larry into power-washing the back deck when the quilt is all done. 😉 )

Farmall Scenes Quilt Top Center Together

 The Farmall Scenes quilt top is together.  As you can see, I changed the location of the cow; I didn't really like it smack-dab in the middle.  I'm much more pleased with it, a row down and a row over.  Next, the borders, which will include the appliquéd tractors.

Farmall Scenes Blocks

 The Attic Window blocks for the Farmall Scenes quilt for grandson Warren, 9, are done.  Now for the narrow sashing and corner stones, then the borders.  The appliquéd tractors will be incorporated into the widest border.

Appliquéd Cow Face

 The cow face for the center of the grandson Warren's Farmall Scenes quilt is all appliquéd.  There are 46 pieces.  It will look considerably different, once I thread-paint it with the longarm.

Tractor Appliqués

 The appliquéd tractors for Warren's Farmall Scenes quilt are all done, and I'm stitching down the pieces on the cow's face now.  For scale:  the small hubcap is 3/8".

Appliqué Prep

 I spent about 9 hours doing appliqué prep work for Warren's Farmall Scenes quilt today, and still have quite a bit more to do tomorrow.  I use the freezer paper/starch method of appliqué.

Starting Warren's Farmall Scenes Quilt

 I have begun grandson Warren's quilt, which I'm calling Farmall Scenes.  This is what I got done today.

Sherri's Nursery Rhyme Quilt, All Done

 This evening, I finished my friend Sherri's Nursery Rhyme quilt, which is for her new little granddaughter, Lily Joy.  Her daughter Kristin did the exquisite hand embroidery, which is a vintage iron-on set of Aunt Martha's, and Sherri put the quilt top together.  Those lavender squares have a lily-of-the-valley print -- perfect, for a baby named Lily!  Lily Joy is my great-great-niece.

The quilt measures 52" x 71".  The batting is Hobbs Heirloom 80/20.  I used Bright White 40-wt. Omni thread on top and Silver 60-wt. Bottom Line thread in the bobbin.  The quilting is rulerwork and free-motion.  The last photo shows the problem bottom border, smooshed into subjection with starch and a hot iron (see yesterday's post for the before shot).

Backing