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3.12.2013

grey and white herringbone quilt.


Yep, another one bites the dust.



This time, with a slightly softer yellow binding.


And a lively backing fabric called Silent Cinema by Jenean Morrison for FreeSpirit fabrics. Centering this puppy on the back proved to be a bit of a chore, surprisingly so. I ended up choosing my 'center' and ironing the fabric into quadrants taking care to split each of the tiny little flowers that that run the warp and weft into halves. Then I carefully pinned it to registration marks I made on my batting that corresponded with the center marks on all four sides of the quilt. Phew! Avoidance of this task might be why I use non-directional prints and solids so much in my quilting. Do you have any tricks for centering backing  fabric? I'd love to hear...


Go make something!
~E

28 comments:

Amy's Crafty Shenanigans said...

GORGEOUS!!

hosander said...

I just finished a yellow and grey herringbone, inspired by you. I'm going to use teal for the binding. It is so fun to see what you are coming up with.

Tennjenny said...

Love it, as usual.

sonia said...

Gorgeous!

elsy said...

yep that centring wasnt making life easy was it....another great piece..love it

Gayle said...

Perfectly beautiful! The backing turned out great even it was a pain.

Unknown said...

I just LOVE LOVE LOVE this quilt. You did wonderful job, and the colors are so perfect. Thanks for sharing!

Joanne Huffman said...

Beautifully done! I love the backing almost as much as the front.

Chris said...

stunning!

Jolana said...

I love your quilts!!! They are simple, but the result is always sooo nice!!! This new quilt has very nice fabric on the back side :)
Have a nice time, Jolana

Wendy said...

I know i'm working backwards through your posts, but wow, you do churn the quilts out and they're all gorgeous!

Belinda said...

I have centering marks on my work table. I tape toothpicks to those marks when I'm ready to pin baste a quilt. I can feel the toothpicks through all the layers which helps me keep them aligned.

Robyn said...

I love the scale of your herringbone! How big are your HST blocks?

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Anonymous said...

I as well love this quilt and have a question - what size are your half square triangle blocks?

Unknown said...


Im making my daughter a quilt fir her new baby and she really liked this quilt.... im wondering can yoy tel me what size you make these...and what size square do you use for your triangles

love your work

thankyou judy

Unknown said...

Hi there!

Wondering if you would share your pattern, or if you sell it? I'm hoping to make something like this for my little one. Thanks!

Krista Crumpton said...

Hi! I just love this quilt and I would like to make a similar one for upcoming baby. What dimensions is the quilt and each block, and what kind of yardage is required? Thanks! My email is krista@twothirdsrobot.com

Jane L said...

My new daughter in law loves this quilt so I'm hoping you could send me yardage, dimensions and size of your half square blocks. Finally I can make their wedding quilt! E: jglrany@bigpond.com

Jane Leahy said...

Sorry Jane L again. My correct email actually is jgleahy@bigpond.com many thanks from Australia.

Unknown said...

My daughter-in-law loves this pattern and would like me to make a baby quilt for their first child due in February. Please tell me the dimensions overall of the quilt and the size of the triangles (or squares) you used. Thanks so much, been searching for a pattern and have not been successful. Hate to "wing it" without some basic info!
Marianne Seidenstricker mseidenstr@aol.com

Unknown said...

I love this pattern and want to make it for my grandson who is getting married next spring. Where can I get this pattern, in queen size hopefully?
Nancy Joley danajoley@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Would love to make this quilt, can I purchase the pattern or what size are the blocks?
Email. ennayoung@ gmail.com

GRAMMA QUILTS said...

WHERE DO I GET THIS PATTERN , I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT FOR A WEDDING SHOWER GIFT.

Anonymous said...

Hi there, I love this pattern. Could you please email me your pattern at croftjacy@gmail.com

Phyllis said...

How do I get this pattern?

Anonymous said...

Beautiful!!! Where can I purchase this pattern? My email is .. alohabbridges@gmail.com
Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Wondering if you ever received this pattern in queen size? Would you share..
Alohabbridges@gmail.com
Thank you!