A Is For Alex Quilt Finish!

Front
Front

That time of relief, pride and all that jazz that exists before the next project, is here. That’s right. I took the quilt to a pub to photograph it. That is what we do in Portland. My Art Director, there to the right, made sure her daddy was taking the photos correctly and made sure I was holding it straight.

It has been washed and dried already (and slept with) successfully.

Here’s the back.

Back
Back

It was a completely unplanned quilt all the way through the process, and I don’t think I could have planned it better. Most importantly, Alex is happy with it. He says, “It’s super comfy.” Sweet. That, and he’s kicked all other blankets aside in favor of his new quilt, is all we can hope for at the end of the day – actions are worth a thousand words.

It’s quilted on a big “+” down the middle and then the quadrants echoed out from that. I was a bit worried with the wonky blocks on the back that I might get some puckering even with a walking foot and Aurifil 50 wt (in Slate gray), but nada. I’m a happy mommy.

Here’s some of the up-close business if you’re interested, complete with crinkly-after-wash-goodness.

is for alex
is for alex
tail feather
tail feather
left over tail feathers
left over tail feathers
Front Star 1
Front Star 1
back improv block 2
back improv block 2
back improv 1
back improv 1
back block 2
back block 2
back block 1
back block 1

and a few of the Artistic Director doing exactly what you hope a child will do with a quilt…marvel at all the fun fabrics (I rub my hands together and say, “yes, yes, there will be an apprentice….”).

mini me
mini me
Helper
Helper
designer
designer
critic
critic
art director
art director
4 Stars
4 Stars

So, that was a big chunk of my mid-to-late August sewing!

Details – let’s see. There’s some Chicopee in there, some Denyse Schmidt, some Zen Chic, some Birch Organic, some Moda – the gray slate is all Moda solid, there’s some real, first print 1995 script-text fabric courtesy of my most amazing, generous mother (score!), that big fruit was something I got a Joann’s – I think it’s their knock-off of Alexander Henry but it’s nicer feeling than their usual stuff…I dig it. What else, there’s some real Alexander Henry in there and some Red Rooster I think…and some scraps from Boersma’s and…scraps from Joann’s and whatnot. I tried out some Gutermann 50 wt while piecing it…and my machine’s take-up lever did NOT like it. I used Aurifil 50 wt in slate for quilting and had no issues the entire time. For the hand-binding, I used a yellow Gutermann in 40 wt that worked out great – hardly any curling/knotting. All thread is 100% cotton.

I have 2 more quilts to show you soon, er, in-progress quilts, and some shhhhhh secret pattern testing to do.

One Reply to “A Is For Alex Quilt Finish!”

  1. Love it! I’m so behind on my blog feeds! I just love that it was improvised and you love it and he loves it. The stars are my favorite part.

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