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Thursday, December 19, 2013

The Quilting is Finished!

Last night at about ll:45 I finished the quilting on my mammal mandala!  Hooray!  Here are a couple of snaps of the back- I love the way you can see the animals in relief.

Now for the extremely large task of soaking and blocking (soaking always makes me nervous) and then binding.  I'm going to do a facing which is contoured to match the edges of the bats (rather than a traditional binding) and I expect the process to be a nightmare.  Who knows, maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised!



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4 comments:

  1. Susan at TheBoredZombie.comDecember 19, 2013 at 7:22 PM

    Wow. Really something to be proud of. It's magnificent. Might make me cry when you show the front. :)

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  2. adriprintsDecember 20, 2013 at 5:02 AM

    That was so fast! I'm amazed at your speed free-motion quilting! Are you using a home-machine or a long-arm?

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  3. Norma SchlagerDecember 21, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    You should probably hang this so that the back shows, too. It is fabulous! I was wondering if you would soak it when finished to get those blue marks out. It is a scary process. Have you made this quilt for something special?

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  4. Teresa Duryea WongDecember 27, 2013 at 4:16 PM

    Beautiful Shannon! Why are you soaking it? I assume to remove the marks...? It looks really beautiful. I think the edge treatment around the bats will be fantastic... well worth the effort. Keep going. Teresa

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