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Saturday, 30 June 2012

Last of the FAL projects round 2!

I stuck my hand up to complete 4 projects for this round of Rhonda's Finish-along!




I have completed three but think one doesn't really count as it is only a finished top and not a finished quilt but that will be sorted out in the next round I hope!


So I have less than a week and one project to finish!


I have been putting this one off a bit ....shall I tell you why?


I love this quilt and really didn't want to spoil it with awful quilting!   


I started quilting it a couple of days ago....




I am FMQing it - to death !  Or what some poeple might call custom quilting it...!


Now I looked in my gorgeous case of Aurifil threads and bravely  foolhardishly chose one that would show up - a lot!  Still it didn't seem too bad at the start on the dark coloured hexagons






But I don't like the look on these!








So a change of top thread colour gave me this






Which I am happy with ....pity I quilted seven hexies in the dark colour before I decided on the colour change!  Oh well my unpicker and I will become good friends soon but not till I quilt the rest of it!


Here is the back






Will I finish by Staurday?  Well that remains to be seen....


Wish me luck then!





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16 comments:

  1. Charlotte30 June 2012 at 12:04

    wow - seriously impressive FMQing there! Good luck :-D

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  2. Archie The Wonder Dog30 June 2012 at 12:06

    Blimey, no wonder you've been quiet!! It's looking fabulous and I can't wait to see more!

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  3. MB in MI30 June 2012 at 12:44

    Lookin' good--I commend your patience!! :-)

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  4. marina30 June 2012 at 13:27

    the quilting looks fantastic!!
    the unpicking will be worth it as the lighter colour looks fantastic on the lighter blocks.
    The cheer squad is firing up.

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  5. Manda30 June 2012 at 14:03

    Ooo good luck with finishing it! The FMQ'ing is fantastic though! :)

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  6. Shirley30 June 2012 at 15:28

    Well done SS. Good luck with the unpicker, the paler colour is lovely and soft. Soon be done.

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  7. Erin @ Billy Button Design30 June 2012 at 18:34

    oh good luck, I have about a fq size left of my second quilt and then the binding....eeek

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  8. Mary30 June 2012 at 20:35

    I swear! If you can do this on just a regular machine - I can imagine what you would do with a longarm machine!

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  9. Run Quilt Knit Write30 June 2012 at 20:50

    Wow! It's going to be fabulous!!!

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  10. Mrs Flying Blind...30 June 2012 at 20:59

    Serious commitment!

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  11. Cherie30 June 2012 at 21:23

    What a cool FMQ pattern! Thread is a tough thing to choose when quilting! Good luck on finishing it off! =D

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  12. Katy Cameron30 June 2012 at 21:58

    Oooh, loving the variety of FMQ there. I'm ignoring my FAL list right now...

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  13. Benta AtSLIKstitches30 June 2012 at 22:35

    So brave, and such a fab result!

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  14. Di30 June 2012 at 22:45

    Nicky you are soooo good at the FMQ. It is fantastic, even the dark part that you have unpicked! Di x

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  15. Canadian Abroad1 July 2012 at 08:58

    It is going to be simply amazing!

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  16. leanne15 November 2012 at 23:10

    that quilting is fabulous :)

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