An angled view of a two color bluish-green (Kona Enchanted) and off white (Kona Oyster) quilt top with quilting plan lines marked out by a Hera marker and basting pins holding the quilt layers together
05 Jun
Quilts

Congruence {Basting}

Thank you so much for your well wishes; what a difference a week makes. I’m feeling better and have short periods of good energy. Hooray!
An angled view of a two color bluish-green (Kona Enchanted) and off white (Kona Oyster) quilt top with quilting plan lines marked out by a Hera marker and basting pins holding the quilt layers together

Congruence – Quilt Plan Marked and Basted

Since all of my quilting plan options for Congruence (including Plan C) have the same straight line quilting, I went ahead and got the quilting lines marked out on the quilt top using my Hera marker (Tips for Using a Hera Marker) AND I was able to get the quilt basted this weekend (Quilt Basting Tips and Tricks).

Congruence – Basted

I used Kona Carnation for the quilt backing, and I also chose to add the Kona Carnation scrap left over after basting to my Sunrise Sherbet fabric pull. I plan to use 50wt Aurifil 4093 (Jade) for all of the quilting, even over the Kona Oyster pieces. I reserve the right to change my mind after I quilt a section, but it would result in so much less tying off and thread burying if I could do the quilting with only one color!

9 thoughts on “Congruence {Basting}”

  1. Stitchin at Home says:
    June 5, 2023 at 3:49 am

    Glad to hear your feeling better!

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  2. Stacey Rothchild says:
    June 5, 2023 at 4:14 am

    Glad to hear you’re feeling better! I think the teal over everything would look wonderful. Seeing a little bit of quilting on the oyster sections I think will look great. Can’t wait to see the progress.

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  3. Julie says:
    June 5, 2023 at 4:40 am

    Glad you’re feeling better! Jade stitches on the white fabric could be really pretty. You’ll have to see whether it meets your expectations. There are a lot of ends to bury, but that’s the way of life for a quilter.

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  4. piecefulwendy says:
    June 5, 2023 at 6:44 am

    So glad you are feeling better! Love the colors in your quilt top, and the addition of the Carnation for backing is really fun!

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  5. Kathleen McCormick says:
    June 5, 2023 at 6:45 am

    The basting and marking looks great! I think the jade on the white will be quite lovely. Good luck with the quilting!

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  6. aquilterstable says:
    June 5, 2023 at 7:19 am

    Love your choice of backing. And yes about one color thread. I think it’ll work great. Glad you are getting spurts of energy now!

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  7. patty says:
    June 5, 2023 at 8:19 am

    Love the color of this quilt. Happy quilting!

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  8. Cocoa Quilts says:
    June 8, 2023 at 6:04 am

    Glad to hear you are feeling a bit better this week. Time is a great healer. The markings look wonderful, I can hardly wait to see this quilted.

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  9. Kate says:
    June 11, 2023 at 6:18 am

    Good to hear that you are feeling better, it’s just not fun to be under the weather. Looking forward to seeing how the quilting works out.

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