Clover Pillow Finish

 

I figured out a closure for the Clover Pillow and now declare it done!

Another of my many many UFO's is finished, thanks to the quickly approaching deadline associated with the BAMQ UFO challenge. 

Velcro for the win again. Glad to have this finished, and ready to put this pillow to use.

Clover Pillow

 

I just remembered that I needed to work on my #1 item on my BAMQ UFO Challenge List before this Saturday's Sew Day. It's the Clover quilt, from the Tara Faughan Color Collective class that I tried out back in 2023. I decided that I didn't want to make more of the gigantic blocks, and would rather make a super big pillow(case).

The rough quilted edges really need to be managed so that it'll stand up to repeated washings.

Time to try out my Lap Seam foot to seal up those edges.

I found a great fabric in my stash that matches so well to use as the backing of the pillowcase.

Went around all four sides and left myself a space to turn it all open.

The corners turned out pretty well.

I pushed the corners out a little more so that they're a bit rounded. Now to finish the opening where the pillow will be inserted, and figure out if there will be a closure needed or not.

Gray Lines & Gold Rectangles

Working on adding the "drawn" lines in my initial sketch using the light blue thread 

And then a light grey.

Now for the second line, this one is meant to be lighter so I'll only use the grey thread.

Beginning the application of gold sheer rectangles. Lots of pinning.

The layers of gold sheers are being applied one at a time, because I want the overlaying rectangles to be visible marks.

Here's how it is looking, getting closer to done.

Blue Sheer Managed

 

Back home from a trip and back to work on Ocean Effect. The printed blue sheer needs attaching. and I'm trying not to lose the happenstance curve that I think works within the green rectangle.

I picked a fairly light blue thread and got to stitching. I decided to let the cut edge of the blue sheer create a slightly curved line.

I'm liking how it is looking with some stitching.

There it is, the bottom section, with the unfinished edges of the quilt showing.

And here's the whole thing with the edges turned back and pinned. I'm glad that I introduced a slightly curvy line for some variety. I like it!

Ocean Effect Quilted

 

Ocean Effect is all quilted now. This is not exactly how the finished quilt will look, the edges are only folded under and pinned for the photo. I am glad that the angle didn't end up on in the corner, that was my plan and I'm glad it worked.Now to work on adding the other parts of the design.

Veering Off

As expected, the remainder of the quilting for Ocean Effect has veered off from horizontal or vertical or the established 45° angle. This was one of the things I was noticing in the Richard Diebenkorn, Ocean Park series. There always was a "reason" for any non-vertical or horizontal lines, in this case it's my green rectangle. Just like you can see on the surface of the ocean if there's a big enough rock underneath, a way of acknowledging the volume of something that takes up space.

  I marked out a lot more of these lines but haven't stitched them yet.

I think I'm going to stick with the very light green thread that I've been using. It's subtle enough that it's not fighting with the background fabric. 

Possibly Ocean Effect

 

The pin basting for the quilt in process that I'm working on had to happen before I did much more walking foot quilting. 

My trusty Parmesan cheese container of safety pins came out. This is such a tightly woven cotton, they had a little trouble getting through the fabric. Or maybe the safety pins need sharpening? Is that even a thing?

As promised I veered off from horizontal, using the corner of the green rectangle as my starting point.

I have postponed the decisions on the sheer fabric until tomorrow.

And then I went vertical for the section in the right hand upper side. So far so good.

I think the possible (maybe probable) name of this quilt is now: Ocean Effect.