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Thursday, August 15, 2013

Rainbow Jane Flimsy!!!!

You guys!!!  Oh my gosh, how did I forget to post this here?!

I burrowed into my assembly work all last week and got my Rainbow Dear Jane fully assembled Tuesday night!



I put in cornerstones on this one - went through all the colors I'd received for the blocks and found the one of each color that I liked best. Used that one for all the stones in each radiating color band. I think you can get the idea here:



Regarding earlier thoughts of quilting this in large sections, then joining them - SCRATCH THAT IDEA~!  There are far too many precision points in small measure to match up to ever get it to line up perfectly after quilting. You'd have waves that will never block out completely, or mismatched lines. Besides the whole challenge of the serious thicknesses that fight with the foot as you're sewing.

As you're assembling your Babies, you'll find that tiny 1/2" sashing places many thick, thick seam-allowance stretches that ride so close to the foot that it's often difficult to keep the edges perfectly lined up. I found pinning like this to be super helpful, because on most blocks, that top Baby likes to slide away from the foot with a strong pull:


I thought about putting on the zipper foot to see if that helped, but the sashing is so narrow that you need a really perfect 1/4" seam. I can't get that without using this particular foot.


GO SLOW. And it also helped to provide support/tension from 3 angles: front and side with my left hand, from the back with my right hand reaching through the machine's throat (absent here to do camera duty):


I have other things that require attention, and after the intensity of assembling her, I do need a Jane break. But I can't wait to give her some more attention next month!!  I plan on marking the scallops and the quilting I want in the blue cones, then I can pin-baste her. I think I will just SID the inside babies, quilt the background cones/scallops, and bind her. I do want quilting in the individual squares, but I'll leave that for "The Second Stage" at some further point in time. Maybe then I'll have an easier machine to heft a VERY HEAVY 85" quilt through.  :)   Because this flimsy is one heavy sucker!!!  

I can't hang it in my Quilting Needed Closet - 



It'll just fall off the hanger. So it sits on top of my treasured quilts armoir stack.



No fears of forgetting her quilting, though! After two years of working on her, she's a very good friend, indeed.


P.S. -  Men. . .  ::shaking my head::  Mr. Caulkins: "This is what it would look like if a quilt farted:"



15 comments:

Lynette said...

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cucki said...

so beautiful..
i love quilts x

Vicki ♥ said...

Love it Lynn and lots of good tips for when I get to that stage. :) He he he I did have a giggle about the quilt farting :) hugs Vicki xx

Jen said...

I love this, it is stunning! Nice work!

Angie in SoCal said...

Oh so gorgeous! Congratulations, Lyn!! And thanks for the process, too.

Jennifer Thomas said...

Absolutely breathtakingly beautiful! Have a super day!

Julianne said...

Wow!! I do love your idea of the coloured corner stones!! I think it looks gorgeous!! What are you doing as a backing? I still am not quite sure, but was thinking of using the extra Liberty fabric I have for some of it. Decisions, decisions............

Anonymous said...

I just absolutely LOVE this quilt! It's amazing how different fabrics can completely change the quilt's personality. The pale blue sashing and border is inspired.

SUSSEXMOUSE said...

WOW ! It is stunning. I would be very proud of myself if I could make one like this. Your chosen colours are perfect. Marion x

Martha said...

Fabulous!!!! I absolutely love the blue background. It makes the blocks seem to float, beautiful!!!

Jane's Addicted. said...

It turned out beautifully! Love all the pics - thanks,

JennyPennyPoppy said...

Wow! What a gorgeous quilt and a piece of art. All the sewing of all those pieces! Looks amazing!

John'aLee said...

Oh my...oh my...oh my. Trying really, really hard not to be jealous! That is nothing short of amazing!

Nilya said...

This is a stunning quilt!!!

Maggie said...

That is simply a gorgeous gorgeous quilt!!