One French Braid for the Soaring Eagle quilt is done -- or almost done; I need to add another strip to make it fit the center panel better. I thought it was going to be a tad too long, so I took slightly deeper seams... and now it's too short. 🙄 But that's okay; there was another fabric I was sorry to leave out -- and now I won't have to.
The second and third borders are on grandson Aaron's Soaring Eagle quilt. It now measures 50 ½" x 35 ¾". The finished size will be 100" x 105 ¼".
Granddaughter Joanna's Jardin de Fleurs quilt is complete. It measures 101" x 101". I designed it in EQ8. The central panel and the light blue fabrics for blocks on the outer borders and the backing were from Joanna's other late grandmother's stash.
The batting is Quilters' Dream 80/20 cotton/poly. I used 40-wt. Omni thread front and back in light blue, natural white, pale yellow, light green, mossy green, variegated fuchsia, variegated peach, and variegated pastels; and 40-wt. Magnifico in indigo blue and medium blue.
The custom quilting, with rulerwork and free-motion, was done on my 18" Handi Quilter Avanté on a 12' Studio frame. The hibisci in the corners were machine-appliquéd.
I have now started our oldest grandson Aaron's quilt, 'Soaring Eagle'. Here's the fabric I will use. I trimmed the center panel, and attached the first border. And that's enough for tonight.
The quilting is finished on the Jardin de Fleurs quilt, except for a little unquilted area I just spotted in the photos, and a few lines I need to add to the borders of the central panel. Here are some shots before and after applying the Inktense pencils. I've misted the ink with water, and will heat-set it tomorrow. Next, the label and the binding, and the quilt will be done.
I finished the borders on one side of the Jardin de Fleurs quilt, rolled the quilt all the way to the other side, and have started on these final borders.
