The Quilting Part

The first day of November was overcast and chilly.  Not cold, just chilly enough to want a sweater most of the morning. Today looks to be much the same, though based on the forecast we have a chance of severe storms this evening.  Definitely a day to get my sewing machine time in during the afternoon. 

I spent part of my sewing time yesterday getting end of the month photos of where all my projects are.  I was finally able to get a full on shot of the completely quilted Glowing Hearts (Sandra Walker).  

I haven't taken the time to trim off the excess batting, that should happen this week. It is hard to see the quilting unless you blow up the picture a bit.  I decided to quilt just a couple of sets of double lines in the border, like a frame. It's pretty similar to what I did in the sashing, though that was single lines.  I also basted around the outside edge to make trimming and adding the binding a bit easier. The border was quilted with teal thread. I considered using the same yellow I used in the blocks, but just liked the teal better.  

I've started making the label. After consultation with My Girl, we took inspiration from an old Janis Joplin song and decided to call my version "Pieces of My Hearts".  The binding still needs to be cut and sewn. The same dark blue used in the sashing will be the binding. This should be close to finished by the end of the week.  

This is the third quilt I've used my walking foot to quilt.  I learned a few tricks with this one that should make the next one go a bit faster.  Linking up with Patchwork & Quilts, as well as, Sew & Tell Monday.