Last Friday, it didn’t take long for me to sew the final 3 seams to complete the Signal Trace quilt top:
Signal Trace Quilt Top
I am so happy with how it came together!
Signal Trace Backing
Friday evening, I took the left over fabric from the quilt top, and started overlaying those fabrics on top of the quilt on my design wall. I also dug around in my blue fabric bins and came up with larger scraps that were left over from trimming backings to size and a few additional prints that were not used in the quilt top. Once I was reasonably sure that I could get a pieced backing that would be large enough for the quilt top, I was happy. So happy, that I proceeded to let the fabrics stay like that on my design wall as other things needed my attention during the weekend and beginning of the week.
Signal Trace Backing
After staring at the pieces on my design wall for a few days, I knew that I wanted the prints to be used more than the solids, so I shuffled things around a bit when it came time to piece them together. And because it had sat for a few days I jumped right in and basted the quilt and even started quilting it before I realized I hadn’t taken any progress photos last night. Oops.
Signal Trace – Quilting Lines and Basting
So let me back up a bit: prior to basting the quilt, I left the quilt top on my design wall and used a Hera marker to mark diagonal crosshatch lines through the blocks. Then, I pin basted between all the marked lines. The theory is that I won’t have to remove any pins while I’m quilting. I’ve only quilted 4 lines so far, but so far, so good!
Love it when pins can be placed so they don’t get caught up in the quilting! Happy sewing.
I like your pieced back, a great way to use up various pieces.
The pieced back worked out well. Looks like you’ll make pretty quick work of the quilting. Enjoy the holiday weekend.
Piecing a back is fun, it can result in a 2-sided quilt. You’re back looks like a giant log cabin.
I would think placing pins like that will make things so much easier. I’m excited to see the progress on this quilt!
It’s a beautiful quilt – the colors are gorgeous, the juxtaposition of light and dark is stunning, and I LOVE that you used prints – it sparkles!!
Love the backing and a big hooray for quilting paths made easy without pins in the way. I really love this one.
Good progress.Yay for a pieced backing. Enjoy finishing up the qulting.
I really like this quilt Yvonne! I also am thrilled with the backing you did, though that is only a last weekend in-progress shot. Kelly will be thrilled too, I know it. 😉 Can’t wait to see the finish this coming week and yay for a pin-basting/quilting plan that works!
Love your color choice!