Dot’s Flower Power Quilt
Hello,
it’s Monday again. Wow, are the weeks going fast or what?!?! I’m going golfing in a little over an hour with my two youngest sisters. I’m excited!! I’m not very good, but they are patient with me. It’s something we all love to do together. I thought I would quickly share another quilt with you first.
This beautiful quilt was made by Dot. The pattern is called Flower Power by Kelli Fannin. The fabrics are A Blooming Bunch from Maureen McCormick, from Moda. Yes, Maureen (Marsha from the Brady Bunch show, has a fabric line) and it is such a sweet line of florals.
I wish you could each see this quilt in person!! It was beautifully made which helped me with the quilting.
I used Hobbs wool for the batting and a natural white thread for the quilting.
Dot requested my On Point©️ design. Which I knew would look great, but would be a challenge to do with wool batting. Lining up quilting designs that touch can be tricky. However, the week before I quilted it I came across this video from Linda’s Electric Quilters. Corey explains to Linda an easy way to outsmart the shrinkage while quilting cross hatching designs. I tried it, it works!!! I’m so grateful. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/DQ_Kthwof9I
The only thing I did different, I went back and used my ruler to fill in the gaps. I actually shared this on my Instagram page in the stories…walking you through each step. Go here to check those out…. https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3ODg2NDE1Nzk2MDA0Njg4?story_media_id=2522927156319547382&igshid=102vv2kxe6vr4
If you don’t have an Instagram account, you should still be able to view it. I’ve opened my page on my computer before click here and then there are circles above all the pictures I’ve posted…they are called highlight bubbles. Go to the Crosshatch bubble, and you’ll see all the tips I shared. https://instagram.com/leishakaye/
This technique will forever change how I quilt this design. You may be wondering why I’m sharing all of this…when quilts are quilted, there is shrinkage…sometimes a lot. Especially when there is a thicker wool batting. I was so worried that it was going to be impossible to get it to line up. However, using Corey’s technique it was easy peasy!! If you’re a longarm quilter with a computer, I encourage you to give it a try. My On Point design can be found in my shop. To get 1” squares, the design should be set up at 8” in height. For 1/2” squares, a 4” height.
This quilty texture is one of my absolute favorites!! It was a perfect choice for this quilt.
And…look at the flowers on the backing. Normally I don’t love backs like this. It can throw things off, however Dot did an absolutely beautiful job!!! Which made quilting it a breeze.
Thanks for coming by!! I hope you enjoyed this beautiful quilt. Happy quilting. • Leisha