Basting and Basting and Basting!

My initial thought was to put “Friends of Baltimore” away for a while before starting to handquilt it. You know…maybe start a new quilt….finish up a quilt or two…I just needed a bit of “space” between the quilt and I. But, for reasons I cannot explain, I found myslef in my local quilt store on Thursday buying a king size wool batt and 9 meters of unbleached muslin for the back. I came home and washed the backing and stitched it together in three equal sections. Next thing I know, I am laying the backing and batting out (with the help of my daughter) and laying the quilt on top. And then I spent the day basting the layers together. A huge job…but well worth it.

I didn’t mark the quilt because I am not sure how I am going to quilt it yet. Sounds odd, I know. To be perfectly honest, I am more concerned about how I am going to keep the cat off of it!

Til next time…

Kerry

18 thoughts on “Basting and Basting and Basting!”

Wow looks amazing Kerry, so beautiful.

It wants to travel and won’t give you rest until you’ve finished it! It’s crazy how inanimate objects have a mind of thier own. It looks gorgeous laid out on those tables.

It is a masterpiece.

That is one beautiful quilt! I look forward to watching how you quilt it – enjoy!

Oh, jump in and start quilting. (Your cat will love you for it!)

I agree with Dawn! It is a masterpiece! However there’s no way you can keep your cat off it…sorry. They are compelled to inspect. So when you baste, does your needle scratch your table? How does that work exactly? Anyway, it is a lovely quilt and will will all the prizes in whatever contest you enter!

The more I see it the more beautiful it gets. CONGRATULATIONS. Let the quilt talk to you and it will tell you how to quilt it.
Martha from Tellico Plains, TN

Oh my goodness, it is exquisite !

It will be a genuine heirloom. Amazing

This is so amazing! Good for you; bet you can’t wait to see the end and have it on your bed!

What a stunning quilt! Absolutely beautiful. I have a question about your basting technique. Do you clamp or anchor the backing fabric to the table in any way or just smooth all of the layers and not anchor the backing layer? I am getting ready to hand quilt a top that my great grandmother made and would love to not crawl around on the floor to baste it!

What a masterpiece – your work is simply amazing! I think it is so satisfying to get a quilt basted and ready for quilting. It really feels like the end is in sight!

Kerry you have really inspired me! I ordered the first block of the pattern and have bought the background fabric. As soon as I finish piecing my current applique quilt, I will start on my own Friends of Baltimore. I will also hand quilt mine, so I’m excited to see how you quilt yours. Thanks again for the inspiration.

Now you know the kitty is going to want to assist you with your quilting! 🙂

The quilt looks beautiful all spread out where you can see it all.

This stunning quilt does not want to rest while you start another project. I think it will be a joy to hand quilt. It wll tell you how.

It brings a new look when you get the batting behind it. Lovely. Good luck with keeping a cat off a quilt with wool batting. It you find the answer, let me know…..