Saturday 23 February 2013

I Chickened Out

Remember this quilt top?
Well thanks to a bit of Kona White from my friend C, this quilt top is finished. My original plan was to back it with minky. I love how it feels and I have seen it used on quilts on blogs I follow but I knew this would be a stretch for my skills(pardon the pun).

I bought some pink minky on sale and once I finished this top (or was almost finished) I started sweating. What if I messed it up? What about batting? What if my quilting goes all wonky?

And then I talked to some fellow quilters who cautioned me that minky is stretchy and a big pain in the butt to quilt. So I admit it. I chickened out.

Instead I pieced a back that looks like this:
I notice the colours- the red in particular- look off in this picture. Natural light is so much better than 11:00 at night in the hall.
I think I will practice with some minky and perhaps use it in a future quilt for a backing but this quilt will have a pretty pieced back instead.

I'm glad I chickened out!

Lynn (aka Buttons)

3 comments:

  1. Such a gorgeous quilt top :) I'd love to try a minky backing at some point too, but am also nervous about it. Maybe some day!

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  2. You didn't chicken out, just waiting until you're more prepared. Looks great!

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  3. It looks great. It doesn't matter if your plans chnge. Do what works best for you.

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