Plaid Farmhouse Quilt Progress

Hello friends!  I'm here to show you the progress I made on my weekend projects.

Fortunately, the two quilt backings I needed did not require any piecing.

 

I found a very plain piece of 108” that will work for the block of the month quilt.  No picture this time but I’ll show it once it has been quilted.

 

I had two choices for the Witch’s Night Out back.

I originally purchased the orange fabric which would require piecing since it is the standard 42-44” width.  My procrastination in prepping this one paid off because Fig Tree released the black fabric in 108” which is the color I wanted for the back anyway.  Win – Win!

 

These quilts will go to the long-armer once I finish Plaid Farmhouse.

I didn’t get as far along on this one as I’d hoped.  There are 64 completed flying geese and I turned 96 half-square triangles into pinwheels and pieced those segments together.  

It was great to be at the sewing machine again.  I enjoyed every part of the process, even when the thread started shredding and I had to replace the needle and also when I needed to wind a bobbin. Who knew there would be so much pleasure in winding a bobbin?  I clearly need to sew more often 😏

 

Have you ever used a tailor’s clapper for quilting?  Fat Quarter Shop promoted it on one of their weekly videos so I thought I would give it a try.  You press your seam then immediately place the clapper over it.  Let it sit for a couple of minutes and your seam lays really flat.  It worked!  The clapper absorbs the heat and the pressure sets the seam as the fabric cools.  I used it with and without steam and the results were pretty much the same.

 

That is my update for today.  I hope you had a nice weekend.  Did you sew?