Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Friday, May 19, 2017

Progress!

Between being out of town for a week, and then a visit with my mom, there hasn't been a lot of time to spend in the sewing room recently.  But I do have some progress to share on my Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2016 Scrap Jar Stars quilt.

Finishing this quilt is my May One Monthly Goal, and I think I'm well on the way to accomplishing this goal!

After doing some reading in Walk-Master Machine Quilting with Your Walking Foot, by Jacquie Gering, I came up with a plan for the quilting.


I wanted something off-centered, and giving the impression of a starburst, and decided I wanted it to extend outward from my favorite star, which is the red one.  Hopefully, you can see it happening here!


Quilting is proceeding; for me, it's usually at a snail's pace!  Lol!


But, I like how it is turning out!


At this point, there is only a little bit of quilting left to do.  Binding has been made, and hopefully, I will be ready to sew it down in the next couple of days.


Look at that - a matching pincushion!  :)

To see what other Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilters have been working on, be sure to visit ScrapHappy Saturday at SoScrappy!











20 comments:

Stephanie said...

Great idea for the quilting.

Cathy said...

That is a great way to quilt your stars! Jacquie G is a great quilting source. Loved your Charleston pix, too; you guys really know how to "do" a town! xo

margaret said...

thinking I will have to look into the book as I struggle so much with not only the quilting but what to quilt too. Yours is looking good and like the idea of extending out of the block. Will take my Women of the Bible to quilt group today to see if anyone has quilting ideas

Christine B said...

This is a beautiful quilt and I think your idea for the quilting is great! I have that book by Jacqui Gering and I love it! Have fun with the rest! Christine x

Gretchen Weaver said...

The quilting is beautiful! I think I'll try something like that sometime. Thanks for the inspiration!

Mary in Peoria Handmade said...

Love your quilting!

Vicki in MN said...

Better at a snails pace than not at all!! You already know how much I love this quilt:)

Chantal said...

Love the quilting design you opted for. It goes have the effect of a starburst. I machine quilt at a snail pace too. Let's be realistic; we do need to learn how to walk before we can run. So walk on, Diann. You are doing great! ;^)

gayle said...

Love that quilting - it's perfect for the design!
I enjoyed my walking foot quilting on my Twinkle quilt, so I'm interested in exploring it more. Thanks for additional inspiration!

PaulaB quilts said...

The quilting design is perfect. And you were so smart to graph it out first, keeps your snail on track. It will be a lovely finish.

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

Love how you are quilting this, it's going to look great!

Quiltdivajulie said...

Good quilting plan. It is going to be a terrific quilt.

Katie Z. said...

It looks good!

Angie said...

Great quilting plan! I'm looking forward to seeing your finished quilt!

Kate said...

What a great quilting plan!

Raewyn said...

I hope you got a chance to finish the quilting... it looks like a great plan :-) the matching pin cushin is so cute!

Rachel said...

I love the details like the apples in that purple block! And the quilting is looking great!

Cathy Tomm said...

The quilting looks great. So nice to be close to a finish on RSC quilt!

Cathy said...

WOW! I'm impressed with that quilting!

Ivani said...

You are doing a great quilting Diann. You are almost done with this beautiful quilt, congrats!!